My mama is so dumb, I said I'd call her later...

But she said she prefers "Mom"!

Did You Know?

The joke plays on "call her later" — the mom thinks you're asking what name to call her, not that you'll phone later! This classic Yo Mama Monday twist relies on intentional misunderstanding. The term "Yo Mama" jokes originated in African American vernacular tradition dating back to the early 1900s, though they became mainstream pop culture in the 1990s. Interestingly, anthropologists have found ritual insult traditions like this in cultures worldwide, from Norse "flyting" to Turkish "atışma."