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verb - (idiom) To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.
- If you ask me who ate the last of the ice cream, I will simply .
Etymology: A reference to the w:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution, Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states, among other things, that one may not be required to testify against oneself.
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