خفه شو (Khafeh sho)

//xæ.fe ʃo//exclamation

What does خفه شو (Khafeh sho) mean? خفه شو (Khafeh sho) is a Farsi (Persian) moderate that translates to “shut up, shut your mouth” in English.

suffocate / shut up

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"shut up, shut your mouth"

The aggressive Persian 'shut up' — literally 'suffocate yourself.' It's harsher than 'sāket bāsh' (be quiet) because the image is violent: stop talking by choking. It's the standard way to aggressively silence someone in an argument without resorting to sexual or family insults.

'Khafeh sho, dāri gooh migi!' — shut up, you're talking shit! Used in heated arguments, between siblings, and in traffic.