Timeline for Where did the phrase "shut up" as an expression of disbelief or amazement originate?
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| Jun 16, 2011 at 13:51 | comment | added | Mitch | The wikipedia quote beyond the first two sentences is irrelevant to the OP's situation. Here, 'shut up' is more of a reaction in disbelief at what someone has said, and so telling the messenger of truth to not say it. It's often ironic in that the message is actually a good thing, so 'shut up ' is expressing a bit of misdirection. | |
| Jun 16, 2011 at 12:06 | comment | added | Spare Oom | The ironic use traces as far back as the 1870s, but that doesn't seem to answer the question of where its use to express disbelief or amazement originates. | |
| Jun 16, 2011 at 4:36 | history | answered | Felipe Sabino | CC BY-SA 3.0 |