If youāve been on TikTok, chances are youāve heard of āgirl math.ā
The trend refers to a type of logic, usually related to purchases, that some women use to justify, explain, or decide their choices.
āGirl math is so realā¦ I returned something for $90 and then bought something for $100, so I really only spent $10! What a deal,ā one X user wrote.
The usually jokey, self-aware trend has taken over social media apps. And while some have criticised the trend by calling it an excuse for bad budgeting, others, like X user @Imani_Barbarin, say that āGirl math is essentially the recognition that time, convenience, and money are interchangeable currencies.ā
Whatever you think of the girl math trend, though, it seems the meme has switched up on us: now is the time for people (predominantly women) to describe Boy Math.
And, as one X user said, āboy math got darkā pretty quickly.
Here are some of our favourite examples:
Look, you canāt say the discussion isnāt topical...
People are pretty happy with how intense the trend QUICKLY got: