<p><strong>Caution: the answer might be NSFW since it contains vulgar words.</strong></p>
<p>Here is the full dialogue by Araragi and Mayoi:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>「では、生むみ生もめ生ままもと三回言ってください」<br />
「お前が言えてないじゃん」<br />
「生もめだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」<br />
「言ったのはお前だからな」<br />
「生ままもだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」<br />
「そのいやらしさは、僕にはわからないが……」</p>
<p>Mayoi: So, say &quot;<em>namamumi namamome namamamamo</em>&quot; three times<br />
Araragi: You can't even say it properly<sup>1</sup><br />
Mayoi: <em>Namamome</em> is lewd!<br />
Araragi: It's because you who says it<br />
Mayoi: <em>Namamamamo</em> is lewd!<br />
Araragi: I don't understand what's lewd with that, though...</p>
<p><sup>(translated by myself, if there's an official translation of this dialogue, feel free to correct it)</sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Namamumi</em> doesn't exist in Japanese. The best Kanji representation is 生【なま】無味【むみ】, which means &quot;raw tasteless&quot;.</p>
<p><em>Namamome</em> can be represented by 生【なま】揉め【もめ】, which means &quot;bare (breast) grope&quot;.</p>
<p><em>Namamamamo</em> is... well, that word also doesn't exist in Japanese, and also meaningless. Even Araragi doesn't understand why Mayoi says that it's lewd.</p>
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<p><sup>1</sup>The original tongue twister is <a href="http://www.punipunijapan.com/hayakuchi-kotoba-namamugi/" rel="noreferrer">生【なま】麦【むぎ】生【なま】米【ごめ】生【なま】卵【たまご】 (<em>Namamugi namagome namatamago</em>)</a>, which means &quot;raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg&quot;. The one that Mayoi says is when all the consonants are changed to &quot;<em>m</em>&quot; (except the &quot;<em>n</em>&quot; in &quot;<em>nama</em>&quot;). This is to simulate the pronunciation by very young child (e.g. toddler) when their ability to speak is not well-developed yet.</p>

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To be honest, I'm not surprised it's NSFW (knowing this show). Thanks for the detailed answer!
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<p>In Bakemonogatari, Mayoi says a tongue-twister that goes</p>

<pre><code>「生ムミ、生モメ、生ママモ」
</code></pre>

<p>("namamumi, namamome, namamamamo") then gets embarrassed because they sound like another word. What's the reference they're making?</p>

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Why does Mayoi get embarrassed about this tongue twister?
# Why does Mayoi get embarrassed about this tongue twister?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-01-21
In Bakemonogatari, Mayoi says a tongue-twister that goes
「生ムミ、生モメ、生ママモ」

("namamumi, namamome, namamamamo") then gets embarrassed because they sound like another word. What's the reference they're making?
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-22. Score: 14 | Accepted answer
**Caution: the answer might be NSFW since it contains vulgar words.**

Here is the full dialogue by Araragi and Mayoi:

> 「では、生むみ生もめ生ままもと三回言ってください」  
> 「お前が言えてないじゃん」  
> 「生もめだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」  
> 「言ったのはお前だからな」  
> 「生ままもだなんて、いやらしいですっ！」  
> 「そのいやらしさは、僕にはわからないが……」
>
> Mayoi: So, say "*namamumi namamome namamamamo*" three times  
> Araragi: You can't even say it properly1  
> Mayoi: *Namamome* is lewd!  
> Araragi: It's because you who says it  
> Mayoi: *Namamamamo* is lewd!  
> Araragi: I don't understand what's lewd with that, though...
>
> (translated by myself, if there's an official translation of this dialogue, feel free to correct it)

*Namamumi* doesn't exist in Japanese. The best Kanji representation is 生【なま】無味【むみ】, which means "raw tasteless".

*Namamome* can be represented by 生【なま】揉め【もめ】, which means "bare (breast) grope".

*Namamamamo* is... well, that word also doesn't exist in Japanese, and also meaningless. Even Araragi doesn't understand why Mayoi says that it's lewd.

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1The original tongue twister is [生【なま】麦【むぎ】生【なま】米【ごめ】生【なま】卵【たまご】 (*Namamugi namagome namatamago*)](http://www.punipunijapan.com/hayakuchi-kotoba-namamugi/), which means "raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg". The one that Mayoi says is when all the consonants are changed to "*m*" (except the "*n*" in "*nama*"). This is to simulate the pronunciation by very young child (e.g. toddler) when their ability to speak is not well-developed yet.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2017-01-22): To be honest, I'm not surprised it's NSFW (knowing this show). Thanks for the detailed answer!  
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