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Mum   /məm/   Listen
noun
Mum  n.  Silence. (R.)



Mum  n.  A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. "The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum."



adjective
Mum  adj.  Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. "The citizens are mum, and speak not a word."
mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.



interjection
Mum  interj.  Be silent! Hush! "Mum, then, and no more."






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"Mum" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mum's the word! I gotta be careful. I can't say nothin'; I don't pretend to know nothin'. But I kept my eyes open pretty wide, I tell you. There's detectives workin', too. I been to Wehrhahn, too, an' he told ...
— The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann - Volume I • Gerhart Hauptmann

... an' the water tank's near empty, so I'll wish ye good-morning, anyhow, mum!' And this valiant man moved ...
— The Record of Nicholas Freydon - An Autobiography • A. J. (Alec John) Dawson

... should probably have taken no notice of Mr. Pickup, if it had not occurred to me that the old wretch must know her father's name and address. I at once put the question. The Jew grinned, and shook his grisly head. "Her father'sh in difficultiesh, and mum's the word, my dear." To that answer he adhered, in spite of all that I could ...
— A Rogue's Life • Wilkie Collins

... the Lion, mum, wants to know what's to be done with the trunks. There's six of 'em, an' they're all that 'eavy as he says he wouldn't lift ...
— A Fair Barbarian • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... well comprehend the husband's caution, with the necessity of compliance; and the two retire to rest, in the midst of their black olive branches, with a mutual promise to be "mum." ...
— The Death Shot - A Story Retold • Mayne Reid


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