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
Vasu-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi
YusİF-Azerbaijani
Yannick-Breton, French
LÁIlÁ-Sami
BrittneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Teodorote-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese