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ad mominem 

An attack upon an opponent's mom, in order to discredit their argument or opinion. This type of argument is usually kept in reserve until all forms of the ad hominem argument have been exhausted.
While the conversation can often degenerate into an amusing banter, the form of response is insidious and has entered all forms of dialogue.
Person 1: "The evidence suggests that the primary cause of Stalinistic dictatorships is a combination of socio-economic unrest and politically alien influences."

ad mominem response:

Person 2: "The evidence suggests...your mom!"
ad mominem by Fozma September 18, 2006
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Usually a very nice and comforting person. She always tries to make everyone else happy but usually isn't happy herself. She is very friendly and abit shy, she usually has lots of friends and is always very loyall to her friends and family. Some people like to make fun of her because she is shy but mohinee always tries to forget about them. Mohinee is usually curvy and very average looking at a young age,but becomes very pretty when she's older.

She is very sensitive and can get upset from one insult. If there are a a hundred people complimenting her and then one person insults her, she gets very upset. She has a very beautiful soul and cares for everyone and everything.

Sometimes she may come across as a hypocrite but she just doesn't like to take sides and wants to make all her friends happy. She is usually surrounded by a group of friends and is very intelligent.
"Have you seen Mohinee?"

"Yeah, she's so beautiful; I wish I was her!"
polite expression used in the South when inquiring about someone's family.
How's your momimem?
mominem by byronic11 October 2, 2003