User talk:Turnstep/Your mom

Your mom is a slang term used as a riposte and often as a counter-riposte to an insulting statement (and recently, even to non-insulting statements). Some examples:

"You're an idiot." "Your mom is an idiot!"

"I love to eat ice cream." "Your mom loves to eat ice cream!"

Sometimes it is used as a clever way to skew another person's words:

"Ramen noodles are cheap and easy." "Your mom is cheap and easy!"

This use of "your mom" is different from the dozens in that no response is expected from the first person, as the "your mom" builds off of the original sentence. It is not a contest but a one-time retort.