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Boy Math
boy mathnoun
What it means
A system of arithmetic in which four dinners, three taxis and one borrowed twenty are rounded up to 'I basically paid for everything'.
What it actually means
The total was chosen first. The addition came afterwards.
How it is used in a sentence
"He said he 'basically paid for everything'. That's boy math."
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