The 'Yo Mama' meme is a digital evolution of the classic schoolyard roasting culture that dates back decades. While these jokes have been around for generations, they found a massive new audience in the late 2000s and early 2010s through the 'Yo Mama' YouTube channel featuring the character Brody Foxx. The memes typically follow a set formula: a setup involving a hyperbolic insult about someone's mother followed by an absurd punchline that exaggerates her weight, age, or intelligence. Today, the meme is used both unironically for nostalgic laughs and ironically to mock the simplicity of early internet humor, making it a versatile tool for social media banter.