"mamma jamma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmæməˈdʒæmə/ Forms: mamma jammas [plural]
Etymology: From the song "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" by Carl Carlton, with the spelling modified to make the pronunciation more obvious. Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} mamma jamma (plural mamma jammas)
  1. (slang) Euphemistic form of motherfucker. Wikipedia link: Carl Carlton, She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Tags: euphemistic, form-of, slang Form of: motherfucker Categories (topical): People Synonyms: mamma-jamma, mammajamma
    Sense id: en-mamma_jamma-en-noun-ORlnHyft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the song \"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)\" by Carl Carlton, with the spelling modified to make the pronunciation more obvious.",
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        {
          "ref": "1995 May 16, jnevins, “References List - anyone?”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "He is one weird mamma jamma. (?)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 August 24, Jamie Plummer, “Entirely off-topic rant”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "You are all _wierd_ mamma-jammas.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997 August 29, Bryan Lambert, “And Speaking Of... (8/29) Teamwork”, in rec.toys.action-figures (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "And speaking of toys, have I mentioned yet that Magnaboss rules? No, I haven't. Well, Magnaboss rules. It's up their on my Fave Toys of 1997 list, the one I carry around in my head. What's Magnaboss? He's the new deluxe Beast Wars, the one with the lion, eagle, and elephant that turn into three robots that turn into one robot. He's one mammajamma of a Transformer.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999 December 7, Rollin Thomas, “Conformity / Non-Conformity Poll”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Every appliance that gives my life meaning and direction is here, important and ready for use. They're all out on my neighbor's front lawn. That's convenience! That's meaning! That's enlightenment, mamma-jamma.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 24, Alexander Williams, “[HG] Tactical Questions & Opinions Please”, in rec.games.mecha (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Important note:\nTanks are big, bad mamma-jammas. Tanks eat Gears for breakfast. Do not attempt to take on tanks in a Gear sans support. If you see more than one tank /run/, unless you're a fast moving scout with a TAG laser so you can call in indirect fire from your buddies over the hill. :)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 September 6, The Unsinkable Captain Rem, “Half.com coupons or GC's?”, in alt.consumers.free-stuff (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Do any of your freebie huntin' mamma jammas know of any Half.com deals besides the $5 off new customer one? Thanks in advance! :)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, “Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock”, Peter Shukoff, Lloyd Ahlquist, Wax, Zach Sherwin (lyrics), Allrounda Beats, Edward Cayce, and Ear2ThaBeat (music), performed by Epic Rap Battles of History",
          "text": "I'm the best mamma-jamma ever stood behind the camera\nDamage panderers and haunt you like the last Indiana",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Steven H. Smith, Shout at the Day 2: The Next Year",
          "text": "Coach Johnson says, \"Bubba, I want you to loop around and block that big defensive end! You can crab block him but improvise and overcome this big mamma jamma! If you have to cut block him at the knees or ankles, do it!\"",
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        "Euphemistic form of motherfucker."
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        "(slang) Euphemistic form of motherfucker."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From the song \"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)\" by Carl Carlton, with the spelling modified to make the pronunciation more obvious.",
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    {
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        {
          "ref": "1995 May 16, jnevins, “References List - anyone?”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "He is one weird mamma jamma. (?)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 August 24, Jamie Plummer, “Entirely off-topic rant”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "You are all _wierd_ mamma-jammas.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997 August 29, Bryan Lambert, “And Speaking Of... (8/29) Teamwork”, in rec.toys.action-figures (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "And speaking of toys, have I mentioned yet that Magnaboss rules? No, I haven't. Well, Magnaboss rules. It's up their on my Fave Toys of 1997 list, the one I carry around in my head. What's Magnaboss? He's the new deluxe Beast Wars, the one with the lion, eagle, and elephant that turn into three robots that turn into one robot. He's one mammajamma of a Transformer.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999 December 7, Rollin Thomas, “Conformity / Non-Conformity Poll”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Every appliance that gives my life meaning and direction is here, important and ready for use. They're all out on my neighbor's front lawn. That's convenience! That's meaning! That's enlightenment, mamma-jamma.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 24, Alexander Williams, “[HG] Tactical Questions & Opinions Please”, in rec.games.mecha (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Important note:\nTanks are big, bad mamma-jammas. Tanks eat Gears for breakfast. Do not attempt to take on tanks in a Gear sans support. If you see more than one tank /run/, unless you're a fast moving scout with a TAG laser so you can call in indirect fire from your buddies over the hill. :)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 September 6, The Unsinkable Captain Rem, “Half.com coupons or GC's?”, in alt.consumers.free-stuff (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "Do any of your freebie huntin' mamma jammas know of any Half.com deals besides the $5 off new customer one? Thanks in advance! :)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, “Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock”, Peter Shukoff, Lloyd Ahlquist, Wax, Zach Sherwin (lyrics), Allrounda Beats, Edward Cayce, and Ear2ThaBeat (music), performed by Epic Rap Battles of History",
          "text": "I'm the best mamma-jamma ever stood behind the camera\nDamage panderers and haunt you like the last Indiana",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Steven H. Smith, Shout at the Day 2: The Next Year",
          "text": "Coach Johnson says, \"Bubba, I want you to loop around and block that big defensive end! You can crab block him but improvise and overcome this big mamma jamma! If you have to cut block him at the knees or ankles, do it!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "word": "motherfucker"
        }
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        "Euphemistic form of motherfucker."
      ],
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        [
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        "(slang) Euphemistic form of motherfucker."
      ],
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      "wikipedia": [
        "Carl Carlton",
        "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmæməˈdʒæmə/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "mamma-jamma"
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      "word": "mammajamma"
    }
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}

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