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noun

• the target of a variety of jokes used to insult a person's mother.

  Your mamma's so fat she stepped on a scale and it said, "One at a time please."

  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.
  • See more words with the same meaning: retorts and taunts (list of).

  Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by jay on Jan 03 2000.

interjection

• a disclaimer given along with advice, meaning roughly, "It worked for me, but may not work in all cases."

  I found that it improved performance by 15%, but your mileage may vary.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

notes

• "Your mileage may vary" is often acronymized as YMMV.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

origin

• In the United States, "your mileage may vary" is the standard disclaimer given along with estimates of the mileage of motor vehicles.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to disagree, disapprove, or doubt.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

interjection

• a comeback used in an argument when one can't think of anything better to say.

  Speaker: You're ugly.
  
  Response: Your mom.

  Speaker: I like cheese.
  
  Response: Your mom!

  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.
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  Last edited on Apr 18 2013. Submitted by Elizabeth from NJ, USA on Apr 02 1998.

• prefix used as an insulting retort.

  Person A: You suck.
  
  Person B: Your mom sucks.

  • See more words with the same meaning: mother, mom, mommy, mama, mamma, momma.
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  Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

notes

• Also pronounced "yo' mama".
  • See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).

  Last edited on Dec 29 2004. Submitted by Alma M. on Dec 29 2004.