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Southern Word of the Day

March 8, 2009 by Amy

Word: Mamanem

Function: Noun

Meaning:  One’s mother and father, possibly siblings or even aunts, uncles, cousins and family friends.

Usage:

“I’m hoping mamanem take us out to lunch after church.”

or

“We’re gonna stop by and see mamanem in a bit.”

Filed Under: what i did today

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  1. Heather W says

    March 8, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    uhhhh.what’s that suppose to be MawMaw and them? or what?!

  2. Amy says

    March 8, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    “Momma and them”

  3. Allison says

    March 8, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    and you can’t forget the ever popular “How’s ya mamanem?”

    Allison’s last blog post..Ed Westwick K-Swiss photoshoot

  4. Amy says

    March 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    haha, Allison, yep!

  5. EDW says

    March 8, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    Hilarious! Really? In use? For real? Love the South.

    Here people say “draw” for “drawer”. Makes me crazy, but it’s very Jersey.

    EDW’s last blog post..I am on my way

  6. Melissa Oyler says

    March 9, 2009 at 10:39 am

    Reminds me of the Dr Pepper commercial! Not quite the same meaning and there’s an extra syllable in the commercial, but still …

    Melissa Oyler’s last blog post..So what is a day at the spa anyway?

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