Definition of verbum sap
: enough said —used to indicate that something left unsaid may or should be inferred
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Origin and Etymology of verbum sap
short for New Latin verbum sapientī (sat est) “a word to the wise (is sufficient),” after Latin dictum sapientī sat est (Plautus)
First Known Use: 1818
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