- your mum!
- Exclam. A general insult, used as an angry or disagreeable response to another's comment.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
your mum!
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mum — [[t]mʌ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ mums 1) N FAMILY Your mum is your mother. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] He misses his mum... Mum and Dad are coming for lunch... Don t worry, Mum... You re about to become a mum. Syn: mom (in AM, usually use … English dictionary
mum — Used in Britain to address the speaker’s mother, usually when the speaker is a child. Many adults continue to use the term, especially if they are members of a working or lower middle class family. The normal American equivalent is ‘Mom’. In… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Mum and the Sothsegger — is an anonymous fifteenth century alliterative English poem, written during the Alliterative Revival. It is ostensibly an example of medieval debate poetry between the principles of the oppressive figure of Mum ( Silence , as in to keep mum ) and … Wikipedia
Múm — presentándose en el festival Aldrei fór ég suður en Ísafjörður, 2009 Datos generales Origen Islandia … Wikipedia Español
Mum's the word — is a popular English idiom. It is related to an expression used by William Shakespeare, in Henry VI, Part 2.[1] Meaning Mum s the word means to keep quiet, to say nothing. Mum is a Middle English word meaning silent . [2] The word may be derived… … Wikipedia
Mum (song) — Mum Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry Country Belarus Artist(s) Polina Smolova … Wikipedia
mum's the word — SAY NOTHING, keep quiet, don t breathe a word, don t tell a soul, keep it secret, keep it to yourself, keep it under your hat; informal don t let on, keep shtum, don t let the cat out of the bag. → mum * * * mum s the word Complete silence or… … Useful english dictionary
Mum's the word — Meaning Keep quiet say nothing. Origin Mum; not mother but mmmmm , the humming sound made with a closed mouth. Used by Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part 2. Seal up your lips and give no words but mum … Meaning and origin of phrases
mum*/*/ — [mʌm] noun [C] British informal your mother It s my mum s birthday tomorrow.[/ex] What s for dinner, Mum?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mum — adj 1. silent, speechless, mute, dumb, noiseless, soundless, aphonic; voiceless, nonvocal, wordless, pantomimic; reticent, taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative, reserved; tight lipped, closed mouthed, tonguetied, buttoned up; evasive, secretive,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
