What does "mum" mean?
Mum: Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
- 3.Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
- 4.A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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