keep mum



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keep mum

To remain silent; to not say anything (e.g., about a secret). Make sure you kids keep mum in there or you're both grounded! You have to keep mum about Dave's retirement party—we want it to be a surprise.
See also: keep, mum

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Paniz-Persian
Desislav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Marguerite[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Pavli-Albanian
Neculai-Romanian
VÜSala-Azerbaijani