verbum sap

Latin phrase

ver·​bum sap ˌvər-bəm-ˈsap 

: enough said

—used to indicate that something left unsaid may or should be inferred

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined above