mamma jamma
Cool impressive individual
Mamma jamma is slang for an impressive person or thing, often with connotations of toughness, skill, or sexual attractiveness.
The term emerged as a sanitized version of "motherfucker," retaining the emphatic force while shedding the vulgarity: He's one bad mamma jamma.
It peaked in 1980s funk and hip-hop but remains recognizable as playful, retro slang.
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- badassImpressively tough person
- happeningEvent in progress
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
groove · doozy · slang · soul · hype · cool cat · smooth operator · jaw-dropper · colloquialism · intense · self-made · funk · showstopper · humdinger · vernacular · knockout · larger than life · unapologetic
mamma jammanobody
Inconsequential person
lightweight · nothing special · weakling · pushover · small fry
mamma jammaloser
Defeated competitor
punk · fool · clown · bum · jive turkey
mamma jammasmall potatoes
Insignificant things or people
peanuts · shrimp · runt · pip-squeak · trifle