stuff it

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Another element of architecture often neglected by scholars is the stuff it is made of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The idea that the new U.S. attorney would basically tell a jury to stuff it isn’t just arrogant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

Instead of looking at the bigger picture by studying and celebrating an endangered species she knows little of, she intends to quash it and stuff it.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

I quickly stuff it back in the bag, place it on the ground, and return to my side of the building.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson