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A "yo mama" joke is a form of humor involving a verbal disparaging of one's mother. Used as an insult, "your mother..." preys on widespread sentiments of parental respect. Suggestions of promiscuity and obesity are common,[1] but the form's limit is human ingenuity. Compared to other types of insults, "your mother" insults are especially likely to incite violence.[2] Slang variants such as "ur mum" are sometimes used, depending on speaker. Insults involving "your mother" are commonly used when playing the Dozens. In non-American areas, the association can be with juvenile culture generally.
Although the phrase has a long history of including a description portion, such as the old "your mother wears combat boots", the phrase "yo mama" by itself, without any qualifiers, has become commonly used as an all-purpose insult[3] or an expression of defiance.
Your mom jokes usually consist of a sentence that starts with "Your mother..." This is followed by either a derogatory statement about the mother's behavior, appearance, social status, or intelligence ("...is so fat..."), illustrated with an example ("... she looks at the menu and then says to the waiter: Okay."), which at the same time pushes the content of the statement into implausibility, providing the punch line of the joke. However, these absurd statements can also follow directly after the beginning of the joke, whereby the explicit insult of the mother as fat, ugly, poor or stupid is omitted and only implicitly resonates. For example, the sentence "Your mother's name is Ottfried and she is the bull of Tölz" contains an allusion to both the alleged fullness and lack of femininity of the other's mother. More unusual variants consist of several sentences which initially tell a more complex story but later boils down to the same punchline.
Your mother jokes can also be designed as an interplay of insults that tie in with each other in dialogue and outdo each other, for example in this form:
“Fuck yourself.” “I'm tired from fuckin' your wife.” “How's your mother?” “Good, she's tired from fuckin' my father.”[4]
Ancient times
The incarnations of filial piety in various cultures are reflected by examples through history.
Rabbi Eliezer (c. 100 CE) was said[5] to have interrupted a man reading aloud the opening words of the then-banned and still-troubling Ezekiel 23.
Man: "Mortal, proclaim to Jerusalem her abominations..." Eliezer: "Why don't you go out and proclaim the abominations of your mother?"
It is said that King Wei of Qi was a righteous fellow. Despite being one of the strongest dukes, he obeyed the Zhou king. The Zhou king at the time was poor and weak, and many of his vassals sought refuge in other leaders, with the State of Qi being the only exception. King Lie of Zhou died one year, and all the states offered condolences. The ambassador of Qi arrived late. The Zhou were maddened by this, and sent a message to Qi. "Poor form! How dare an Eastern petty kingdom like you arrive late to the funeral? We have executed the envoy for his indecency." The irate king spoke thus without hesitation, "Alas! For your mother was a slave-girl."
— Strategies of the Warring States: Strategies of Zhao
Function
John Dollard said the dozens was a way to express or mitigate anger in underprivileged African-American groups. There are issues of gender, as he imagined this a matter of young men within a matriarchal structure.[8]
Modern use
Movies have seen the incorporation of "Yo Mama" jokes, utilized as punchlines or comedic dialogues between characters. For instance, in the movie White Men Can't Jump, characters exchange "Yo Mama" jokes. Other movies like The Nutty Professor (1996) have featured "Yo Mama" jokes as part of the comedic interaction between characters.[9] Comedian Richard Pryor also incorporated "Yo Mama" jokes in some of his stand-up routines, contributing to the jokes' popularity.[10]
See also
Look up your mum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
^Jeffries, Stuart (2006-06-12). "The mother of all insults". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
^Andrew Conway (1994). "You're ugly, your dick is small and everybody's afraid to fuck your mother! The Stand Up Comedian's Response to the Heckler". Maledicta. 11: 34–46. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
^戰國策・趙策 [Strategies of the Warring States: Strategies of Zhao] (in Literary Chinese).
^Ayoub, Millicent R.; Barnett, Stephen A. (October 1965). "Ritualized Verbal Insult in White High School Culture". The Journal of American Folklore. 78 (310): 337. doi:10.2307/538441. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 538441.
^Copeland, Jamili. "Top 10 Yo Mama Jokes in Movies | Articles on WatchMojo.com". WatchMojo. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^"Yo Mama: Definition, Meaning, and Origin". US Dictionary. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated de Deine Mutter Witz to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Learn how and when to remove this message For other uses see Yo mama disambiguation A yo mama joke is a form of humor involving a verbal disparaging of one s mother Used as an insult your mother preys on widespread sentiments of parental respect Suggestions of promiscuity and obesity are common 1 but the form s limit is human ingenuity Compared to other types of insults your mother insults are especially likely to incite violence 2 Slang variants such as ur mum are sometimes used depending on speaker Insults involving your mother are commonly used when playing the Dozens In non American areas the association can be with juvenile culture generally A maternal insult in William Shakespeare s Timon of Athens detail from the First Folio Although the phrase has a long history of including a description portion such as the old your mother wears combat boots the phrase yo mama by itself without any qualifiers has become commonly used as an all purpose insult 3 or an expression of defiance Contents 1 Construction 2 Ancient times 3 Function 4 Modern use 5 See also 6 ReferencesConstructionYour mom jokes usually consist of a sentence that starts with Your mother This is followed by either a derogatory statement about the mother s behavior appearance social status or intelligence is so fat illustrated with an example she looks at the menu and then says to the waiter Okay which at the same time pushes the content of the statement into implausibility providing the punch line of the joke However these absurd statements can also follow directly after the beginning of the joke whereby the explicit insult of the mother as fat ugly poor or stupid is omitted and only implicitly resonates For example the sentence Your mother s name is Ottfried and she is the bull of Tolz contains an allusion to both the alleged fullness and lack of femininity of the other s mother More unusual variants consist of several sentences which initially tell a more complex story but later boils down to the same punchline Your mother jokes can also be designed as an interplay of insults that tie in with each other in dialogue and outdo each other for example in this form Fuck yourself I m tired from fuckin your wife How s your mother Good she s tired from fuckin my father 4 Ancient timesThe incarnations of filial piety in various cultures are reflected by examples through history Rabbi Eliezer c 100 CE was said 5 to have interrupted a man reading aloud the opening words of the then banned and still troubling Ezekiel 23 Man Mortal proclaim to Jerusalem her abominations Eliezer Why don t you go out and proclaim the abominations of your mother Plutarch s biography of Cicero notes that 6 Again in a dispute with Cicero Metellus Nepos asked repeatedly Who is your father In your case said Cicero your mother has made the answer to this question rather difficult In the Strategies of the Warring States it is recorded that the following was said by the King Wei of Qi after hearing of his envoy being insulted by the King of Zhou 7 昔齊威王嘗為仁義矣 率天下諸侯而朝周 周貧且微 諸侯莫朝 而齊獨朝之 居歲餘 周烈王崩 諸侯皆弔 齊後往 周怒 赴於齊曰 天崩地坼 天子下席 東藩之臣田嬰齊後至 則斮之 威王勃然怒曰 叱嗟 而母婢也 It is said that King Wei of Qi was a righteous fellow Despite being one of the strongest dukes he obeyed the Zhou king The Zhou king at the time was poor and weak and many of his vassals sought refuge in other leaders with the State of Qi being the only exception King Lie of Zhou died one year and all the states offered condolences The ambassador of Qi arrived late The Zhou were maddened by this and sent a message to Qi Poor form How dare an Eastern petty kingdom like you arrive late to the funeral We have executed the envoy for his indecency The irate king spoke thus without hesitation Alas For your mother was a slave girl Strategies of the Warring States Strategies of ZhaoFunctionJohn Dollard said the dozens was a way to express or mitigate anger in underprivileged African American groups There are issues of gender as he imagined this a matter of young men within a matriarchal structure 8 Modern useMovies have seen the incorporation of Yo Mama jokes utilized as punchlines or comedic dialogues between characters For instance in the movie White Men Can t Jump characters exchange Yo Mama jokes Other movies like The Nutty Professor 1996 have featured Yo Mama jokes as part of the comedic interaction between characters 9 Comedian Richard Pryor also incorporated Yo Mama jokes in some of his stand up routines contributing to the jokes popularity 10 See also nbsp Look up your mum in Wiktionary the free dictionary Battle rap Dad joke Fighting words Flyting related historical practices Grass Mud Horse Motherfucker Dozens game References Millicent R Ayoub and Sephen A Barnett October December 1965 Ritualized Verbal Insult in White High School Culture The Journal of American Folklore 78 310 American Folklore Society 337 344 doi 10 2307 538441 JSTOR 538441 Jeffries Stuart 2006 06 12 The mother of all insults The Guardian London Retrieved 2006 12 06 Andrew Conway 1994 You re ugly your dick is small and everybody s afraid to fuck your mother The Stand Up Comedian s Response to the Heckler Maledicta 11 34 46 Retrieved 2007 11 18 The Departed 2006 IMDb Retrieved 2024 04 26 Stavrakopoulou Francesca 2022 01 25 God An Anatomy Knopf ISBN 978 0 525 52045 0 Plutarch Plutarch Cicero chapter 26 Translated by Perrin Bernadotte Perseus Digital Library 戰國策 趙策 Strategies of the Warring States Strategies of Zhao in Literary Chinese Ayoub Millicent R Barnett Stephen A October 1965 Ritualized Verbal Insult in White High School Culture The Journal of American Folklore 78 310 337 doi 10 2307 538441 ISSN 0021 8715 JSTOR 538441 Copeland Jamili Top 10 Yo Mama Jokes in Movies Articles on WatchMojo com WatchMojo Retrieved 25 October 2023 Yo Mama Definition Meaning and Origin US Dictionary 11 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