Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shut up and take my money

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: shut up and -take my -money
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Said about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.

Informal

Etymology

From a scene in the Futurama episode "Attack of the Killer App" (2010) where Fry demands to buy an eyePhone in front of a store clerk who is talking about the product's features.

Usage

Informal

Phrases

burn a hole in one's pocket

Frequently Paired Words

burn a hole in one's pocket

Questions

What does shut up and take my money mean?: Said about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.
Where does shut up and take my money come from?: From a scene in the Futurama episode "Attack of the Killer App" (2010) where Fry demands to buy an eyePhone in front of a store clerk who is talking about the product's features.

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