stuff it

Idioms

Take back something, as in As for that memo of yours, you can just stuff it. This idiom is used, often as an interjection, to express contempt or defiance. Presumably it is short for “Stuff it up your ass.” [Vulgar slang; 1950s]

Example Sentences

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"If this is the future of football, you can stuff it."

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They might rub it with oil or place a ball in the pocket and stuff it beneath their mattress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

By the time we got to the other side of the door, what was happening inside me with the frustration and stuff, it really helped my physicality to get into that emotional space.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

And the dancers, because they were cloaked in so much fabric and stuff, it was just really, really brutal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

And I hide the sheet inside my purple fleece and stuff it way under my bed where Dad can’t find it in case he changes his mind.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

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