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mum's the word 

keep quiet about it (possibly from the sound one makes when trying to speak with closed lips, Attributed to William Shakespeare)
Remember, until further notice, mum's the word.

mums the word 

I heard Elaine's parents are out of town tonight and she's lonely! I'm gonna go over. Mums the word!
mums the word by P Ha September 29, 2004

mums the word 

to keep quiet about something; my lips are sealed.
mum means mmmmmm (the sound made when putting your lips together)
came from Shakespeare quote:
"Seal up your lips and give no words but mum."
person 1: "Please don't tell anyone about my affair."

person 2: "Don't worry i won't. Mums the word."
mums the word by bnm15 July 4, 2009

MUMs The Word 

A criticism pertaining the management, when criticising middle management or other useless and expensive building hold backs, Gölök Buday, the Black Jester would say "MUMs the word," going back to the 2000 election when Maharishi's university of Management started getting noticed, ala John Hageline.
Products would cost less if they spent less of tedious corporate bureaucracy, MUMs the Word!
MUMs The Word by pornstitute August 16, 2023
A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.
1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.
Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
Word of the Day on July 23, 2026