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Mum's the word : ウィキペディア英語版 | Mum's the word Mum's the word is a popular English idiom. It is related to an expression used by William Shakespeare, in ''Henry VI, Part 2''. == Meaning ==
"Mum's the word" means to keep silent or quiet. "Mum" is a Middle English word meaning "silent". The word may be derived from the "mummer" who does pantomime and just acts without saying anything. Note the phonetically similar German word "(stumm )" (Old High German "stum", Latin "mutus") meaning "silent, mute".
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