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If you say something and someone thinks you're lying, they'll say "say mums" and that means if you're lying, something happens to your mum. some people, like me, don't believe in this.
Person 1: Oh yeah my dad got robbed yesterday
Person 2: nah rubbish, say mums!
person 1: mums
person 2: oh DAMN
The ultimate promise. By swear on your mother, you are speaking the absolute truth, if not your mother dies
"you swear on your mum? MUMS?"
"Ye, Mums"
En indikation af at "Det ser lækkert ud" eller "Det kunne jeg godt spise". Kan bruges om både mad og attraktive eksemplarer af det relevante køn.
Kommer af svensk 'tygge på, guffe i sig, gøre tyggebevægelser' jvf. Den Danske Ordbog. Kom ind i det danske sprog omkring 1985.
Dig: Se en lækker salat, jeg skal til at spise.
De omkringstående: Mums!
Dig: Ham der Jørgen Clevin med brillerne og selerne...
De omkringstående: Mums!
Another way of swearing on your mums life
Person A: 'Hey, did you get with my girl last night?'
Person B: 'Nah you're my mate, that'd be peak'
Person A: 'Say mums'
Person B: 'Mums'
Person A: 'Alright, safe g'
The British, Australian, New Zealand and South African equivalent to the American and Canadian Mom.
And all this argument about the correct way to spell it is nonsense. Why would you bother fighting about the right way to spell Mum/Mom, cheque/check or fiord/fjord? It's neither here nor there. And certainly saying it was Mum first isn't going to bring about a nation-wide reform on it's spelling in America, now, is it?
"Sorry, can't come over, my Mum said 'no'."
A word americans don't know how to spell
Also townies use the phrase 'your mum' as an insult