(slang) To be quiet; to shut up.
(slang) To be quiet; to shut up.
He was so loud I told him to cork it.
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(usually imperative, slang, intransitive) Shut up; be quiet.
(US, slang) To fall asleep.
To cork off is American slang for falling asleep, usually suddenly or when you probably shouldn't — like nodding off on the couch mid-movie or dozing during a long meeting. The phrase has a vintage, mid-century American feel and conjures the image of someone just switching off like a light. It's casual and slightly humorous, more often used to describe someone else's impromptu nap than your own.
(transitive) To block with a cork or something similar.
(transitive) To enclose in a bottle sealed with a cork.