“Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” meme: meaning, origin and epic card

What does the “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” meme mean?

The line plays on the gap between the French motto, “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”, and a deliberately crude ending that shatters the solemn tone. The comic effect comes from that abrupt swerve, which turns a textbook phrase into a provocation. Fans quote it to cut short an argument, to answer an overly grand speech or to parody an official tone. As a comedy quote, it also works as a marker of shared culture: dropping it shows you have seen the film and remember the scene.

Where does the “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” meme come from?

The phrase comes from Case départ, a French comedy released in 2011 and directed by Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Éboué and Thomas Ngijol. The latter two also star in it, as Régis and Joël. The scene in question has the two characters trading insults, a sequence that clips posted online present as a highlight of the film. It was cut into YouTube clips and later reposted across social media. A video by Netflix France points out that the movie left a mark on viewers and that its line is even referenced in other French comedies.

1. 2011Case départ, directed by Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Éboué and Thomas Ngijol, is released.

How to use the “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” meme

• Quote the line to defuse an argument with absurdity.
• Caption a GIF of the scene in a thread about French comedies.
• Parody an official speech by bending the national motto.
• Answer a film buff who quotes Case départ with this nod.

The “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” card in MyMemeCards

Number	No. 2893
Rarity	Epic
Collection	Memes FR pack
Fame	50/100 · #753 of 3493
Recycle value	20 MemeCoins (60 in Shiny)
Suggested by	@hautkage

How to get the “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère comes out of the Memes FR pack as an epic card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 20 MemeCoins.

The reprint of the “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” card

The “Liberté, égalité, nique ta mère” card was reprinted as Legendary (No. 5,243). A reprint is the same meme printed again, with a number of its own and a higher rarity than its first printing, which was epic. Its face reads “Reprinted card · Higher rarity”.

Every printing is dealt in the packs of the Memes FR pack, each at its own rarity: the higher it is, the rarer the card is to pull. Copies of the first printing already pulled stay as they are, and any printing counts toward completing a set.

MyMemeCards reprints a meme when it deserves more than the rarity of its first printing, such as a classic that became iconic after it came out: the reprint gives it a place among the most sought-after cards without taking anything from the players who already had it.

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