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Street Slang
Ya mamma'n'em
· phrase · nola
Your mother and the whole rest of the family — one mashed-up word.
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Definitions
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Your mother and the rest of your immediate family, collectively. Built into the city's basic greeting — 'How's ya mamma'n'em?' is the NOLA version of 'how's the family?' and not answering with actual updates is mildly rude.
“Tell ya mamma'n'em I said hey.”
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Ya mamma'n'em In A Sentence
Tell ya mamma'n'em I said hey.
Origin & Usage
Southern 'and them' construction — 'and them' meaning 'and the rest of the household / family' — fused onto the NOLA possessive 'ya'. Standard greeting/farewell formula citywide.
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