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A 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 .

A maternal insult ( also referred to as a " yo mama " joke ) is a reference to a person 's mother .