Used as an insult, 'your mother.' preys on widespread sentiments of parental respect, making the insult particularly and globally offensive. A variation of a maternal insult graffitied on a wall in French, translated as 'Go fuck your mayor' ('mère' which means mother sounds similar to 'maire' which means mayor).Ī maternal insult, also referred to as a 'yo mama' joke, is a reference to a person's mother through the use of phrases such as 'your mother' or other regional variants, frequently used to insult the target by way of their mother.
