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yo momma

yo momma interjection: a general purpose insult.

Interjection

  1. (African-American Vernacular) A general purpose insult.
    • "where you git it?" asked Freddie. "Yo momma." "Aw, Rank, cut that shit out, man."1973, Black World, page 55
    • In order to keep the teacher from knowing what we were doing, we just cleared our throats and that meant “your mother" (yo momma) .1991, Evelyn Baker Dandy, Black Communications: Breaking Down the Barriers, page 87

Forms of yo momma

alternative formyo mama

Words that rhyme with yo momma

Questions about yo momma

What does yo momma mean?
Yo momma means a general purpose insult.
What part of speech is yo momma?
Yo momma is an interjection.

Words near yo momma in the dictionary

  1. Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm
  2. yo
  3. yo ho ho
  4. yo mama
  5. yo mamma
  6. yo momma
  7. yo tumbler
  8. yo tumblers
  9. yo'
  10. yo'll
  11. yo'self

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