Slap your mama good
Meaning: So delicious that you might lose your senses; extremely good food.
This is a high compliment for food in the South — saying something is so incredibly delicious that you'd forget your manners entirely. Nobody is actually slapping anyone; it's hyperbole expressing that the food is so good it makes you temporarily crazy with pleasure.
Examples
- This pecan pie is slap-your-mama good. 这个山核桃派好吃到让人抓狂。Esta tarta de nueces pecanas está increíblemente buena.このピーカンパイは信じられないほど美味い。이 피칸 파이는 정신 나갈 만큼 맛있어.
- That gumbo was so good it'd make you slap your mama. 那锅秋葵浓汤好吃到让人忘乎所以。Ese gumbo estaba tan bueno que te volvías loco.あのガンボは美味すぎて我を忘れるレベルだった。그 검보는 너무 맛있어서 이성을 잃을 정도였어.
- Her fried green tomatoes are slap-your-mama delicious. 她做的炸青番茄好吃得不得了。Sus tomates verdes fritos están para morirse de lo buenos.彼女のフライド・グリーン・トマトはとんでもなく美味い。그녀의 프라이드 그린 토마토는 미칠 듯이 맛있어.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: food, compliments, cooking
Tone: enthusiastic, hyperbolic
✓ Do Say
- This is slap-your-mama good.This is slap-your-mama good.(好吃到让人抓狂。)This is slap-your-mama good (Esto está para morirse).This is slap-your-mama good.(これはとんでもなく美味い)This is slap-your-mama good. (이거 정신 나갈 만큼 맛있어.)
- It'll make you wanna slap your mama.It'll make you wanna slap your mama.(好吃到让你忘乎所以。)It'll make you wanna slap your mama (Está tan bueno que te vuelves loco).It'll make you wanna slap your mama.(美味すぎて我を忘れるよ)It'll make you wanna slap your mama. (엄마를 때리고 싶을 만큼 맛있을 거야.)
✗ Don't Say
- Don't use in mixed company unfamiliar with the expression — it can sound violent out of context不要在不熟悉这个表达的人面前使用——脱离语境听起来可能像暴力No lo uses con gente que no conozca la expresión — fuera de contexto puede sonar violento.この表現を知らない人がいる場では使わない——文脈がないと暴力的に聞こえることがある이 표현에 익숙하지 않은 사람들 사이에서는 사용하지 말 것 — 맥락 없이 들으면 폭력적으로 들릴 수 있다
Origin & History
A Southern hyperbolic expression for extraordinarily good food. The idea is that the food is so astonishingly good it makes you lose all propriety — and in the South, disrespecting your mama is the ultimate breach of propriety, making the hyperbole extreme.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: Louisiana, Gulf Coast, Deep South
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