# Why do stop signs ALWAYS say "STOP"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-always-say-stop/37486>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2000, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-always-say-stop/37486 "2000-10-19T01:35:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rayman5321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@rayman5321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayman5321)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-always-say-stop/37486/61 "2011-01-18T14:45:14Z")

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I visit friends in Budapest frequently. They say STOP is a really old Hungarian word. 🙂

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-always-say-stop/37486/62 "2011-01-18T15:29:53Z")

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Check out the stop sign designed by [committee](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wac3aGn5twc).

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**Author:** ![Waffle\_Decider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/77aa72/32.png) [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-stop-signs-always-say-stop/37486/63 "2011-01-19T02:16:53Z")

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> [@drastic\_quench](#):
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> Check out the stop sign designed by [committee](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wac3aGn5twc).

That’s awesome! Also frighteningly realistic…

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