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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:31 am    Post subject: yo mama Reply with quote

TiVo

* Yo mama *so fat when she stepped in front of the t.v., I missed two episodes.

What is the meaning of "yo mama" besides "your mother"? Why is there even a joke category of "yo mama"?

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bud



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's all it is. "Your mother is so fat..."

It is also used by itself as an insult, or even a challenge.

Car owner: Hey man, don't lean on my car, ok?
Leaner: Yo mama! I'm not hurting anything. Why don't you try and make me move!
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've also seen it as a form of comedy competition. Two guys would face each other and take turns coming up with clever insults:
Yo momma so fat...
Yo momma so dumb...
Yo momma so skanky...

The idea is to make the other person so angry and flustered, they cannot think of a clever response or insult when it is their turn. When they fail to think of something funny or quickly, you win.
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