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You kiss your mother with that mouth?
Meaning
- A witty, slightly mocking rebuke when someone drops a curse word. It implies that the language used is too vulgar to be associated with family affection.
Playful, sharp
Used in a sentence
- After I swore in front of my brother he asked if I kiss my mother with that mouth.
- I slipped up and said a bad word and my friend asked you kiss your mother with that mouth?
- Watching him cuss at the referee the coach yelled do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
The backstory
This became a pop culture staple in the mid-20th century. It is often attributed to old-school comedians who used it to call out crude behavior.
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