Meaning
Hush money — a bribe paid to keep someone quiet, to buy silence over wrongdoing. The proverb catches the idea sideways: a dog with a bone in its mouth can't bark — give a person enough and they'll say nothing.
Examples
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Dem gi him hush money fi keep him mout shut.
They gave him hush money to keep his mouth shut.
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A hush money mek di whole ting quiet.
It was hush money that kept the whole thing quiet.
Origin
'hush' + 'money'. See [[dawg-wid-bone-inna-him-mout-cyaa-bark]], [[bribe]].
How it’s used
A bribe paid to buy silence.