your mother

Who bore you

Your mother is a set-up for an insult, typically a crude joke about someone's mother being fat, promiscuous, or otherwise objectionable.

The phrase functions as a ironic non-answer or dismissive retort: Who ate all the pizza? Your mother.

The full form "your mother" jokes (or "yo mama" jokes) follow a formula: Your mother is so fat she has her own zip code.

As a standalone reply, it's deliberately juvenile, either genuinely hostile or affectionately mocking among friends.

Related
  • maCasual term for mother
  • momFemale parent, informal
  • motherhoodState of being a female parent
  • hugTight, affectionate clasp
  • nurturerOne who fosters development

comfort · caregiver · lullaby · bedtime story · voice · phone call · protector · warm embrace · dozens · embrace · cooking · chicken soup · warmth · laughter · matriarch · advice · hair · unconditional

Opposites
familial relationship

your motheryourself

Reflexive second person

social familiarity

your mothernobody

Inconsequential person

Family

mother, your, maternal, maternity

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG