to shut up. usually expressed in the form of a request.
will you put a sock in it? i'm trying to study here.
by themarcuscreature February 10, 2005
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Currently means "Be Quit" or "Shut up".

Originally meant "Turn the Volume down."

In the days before Electricity there was no Volume Control on a record player (Gramophone) so the only way to reduce the volume down was to "Put a sock" (Or other item) in the speaker to muffle it.
Two kids are playing noisily, and their Dad shouts at them "Put a sock in it you two, I am on the Phone!"
by Dorsai December 21, 2010
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A jeering group-yell type of response to the 45th POTUS whom everyone finally now knows is entirely full of shit.
Put a sock in it!“ yelled the crowd of blue-collar teamsters, all perfectly in unison, before he even opened his lying pie-hole.
by Dr Bunnygirl November 11, 2019
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To place a condom or "rubber" around a penis, or "dick"
Before me and my girl got it on, I "put on socks" to make sure we wouldnt have a bun in the oven.

STAY SAFE KIDS
by Deloro Bigpenis June 29, 2005
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When a man gives a female a Pink Sock and then inserts it in her vagina. He then yells "Put a sock in it....bitch!"
Nate yelled at her to put a sock in it while he was putting a sock in it....bitch.
by PJ North December 11, 2007
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If you put a sock in a toaster, you're dogs tail will catch on fire as it Craps all over your carpet
Must never put a sock in a toaster.
by TheOnlyBrofessor January 24, 2016
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