Definitions

• interj. 'Be silent and let it be'; used to ward off the evil eye by stopping conversation about something good before it can be ruined by envy or bad luck.

Languages of Origin

• Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

• سكوت وخليها

Who Uses This

• Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• None

Alternative Spellings

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