Mum's the word 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". The word “mum” is a slanged version of momme, which was used between 1350-1400 in Middle English with very close to the same meaning: Be silent; Do not reveal "Mum's the word" means to keep silent or quiet. "Mum" is a Middle English word meaning 'silent', and may be derived from the "mummer" who acts without speaking. Note the similar English word "mime" (Old English "mīma", Latin "mimus") meaning silent actor or imitator. The
Word Is Out (song) Word Is Out (song) "Word Is Out" is a song written by English duo Stock and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's fourth album "Let's Get to It" (1991). Produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, it was released as the first single from Minogue's album "Let's Get to It". The artwork for the cover was photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth in 1991 for the British edition of "Esquire". On Michael Wilton's review of the second night of her Anti Tour in Sydney, Australia—where she performed an a cappella rendition of the song—for musicOMH, he stated "Word is Out" is "wildly underrated."