A fork of Rural Dictionary
1. noun. A term referring to a mute person, someone suffering from muteness, a speech disorder which some individuals have. For one or more reasons, they are unable to speak out without the help of certain utilities.
2. verb. A verb describing the action to (usually) disable the sound on something, like a television, as well as disabling someone from communicating, for example in chat channels on the Internet.
Example:
1. That person over there is mute, he is unable to talk.
2. Please mute the sound on the television for a moment, I am talking on the phone.
2. Do you remember that person from the chat yesterday who kept spamming obscene words? I believe she was muted by a moderator.
To quickly hit the button which mutes the ring and/or vibration on your cell. Used when your phone goes off when it should not. Also, a term used when a person you do not wish to speak to calls and you quickly make the phone stop ringing.
That loser called me last night again, I will mute him until he gets the hint.
Someone who displays the characteristics of being a mute, but are fully capable of talking, they just dont because they:
1. are shy
2. have nothing to say
3. hate everyone around them and are slowly plotting their peer's destruction
Dude 1: hey kid wassup?
'mute': ...
Dude 1: What, are you mute?
'mute': ...
Dude 2: Yea, he's 'mute'
Dude 1: Really? He cant talk?
Dude 2: I said he's 'mute', not mute.
Dude 1: ... wuh?
Dude 2: Y'know, 'mu-, wait, i'll just text you it.
Dude 1 (receives text): OH