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Girl Math *eye roll*

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Heylylaa · 10/03/2025 13:00

AIBU to be sick of expressions like "girl math"?

Google says the definition of Girl Math is "a term used to describe the financial rationalizations that some women use to justify spending money. It's a fun, unserious way of justifying purchases that might not be essential". However, that's not the context I hear it used in.

People I know basically say as a way to insult a womans intelligence if something isn't adding up. Basically you're a woman and you're thick.

For example on a Facebook page where someone declared they were 100 days since the start of something, a commenter queried how that could be as they were 83 days a couple of days ago. A different person comments "girl math".

I don't know if I'm being irrational to hate this phrase so much?

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TY78910 · 10/03/2025 13:15

I think it's harmless. It's not used commonly like 'Karen' for example. And I've never heard a man say it in a day to day scenario. I've heard young women use it when talking about themselves and used in humour.

I usually say 'baby math - when the kid keeps spitting his dummy out and then gets annoyed it's not in his mouth' etc

It's just used to make fun of a silly situation

AdoraBell · 10/03/2025 13:15

I’ve seen it used online, and my 23 yr old DD uses it as a joke in work. I really dislike it.

ILikeMaths · 10/03/2025 13:11

I’ve never heard the expression before. From the comments given above, I don’t like it.

PsychoHotSauce · 10/03/2025 13:10

I don't mind it, "boy math" ones can be really funny.

Boy math is wanting 0 kids but having 0 condoms with him.

Mareleine · 10/03/2025 13:10

Google says the definition of Girl Math is "a term used to describe the financial rationalizations that some women use to justify spending money. It's a fun, unserious way of justifying purchases that might not be essential". However, that's not the context I hear it used in.

This is what comes of Google's stupid AI result at the top of every search page, it makes more mistakes than... well just about anything tbh. Don't take anything it says as fact, true, or even well-researched, it's awful.

I'd like to see the definition as: Girl Math is a misogynistic term used to imply that women are poor at maths and mathematical reasoning. It originated on TikTok and trended in 2023, and thankfully is on the wane now.

user1498572889 · 10/03/2025 13:10

Its ridiculous. If someone said to me its Girl Math i would say is that because you are thick and cannot do proper Maths.

JoyousEagle · 10/03/2025 13:09

I hate it as well.

Girl math is any illogical shit involving numbers, generally to justify spending money because aren't we all just so ditsy and silly we don't understand complicated things like money (eg "this handbag is £100 reduced from £200, so I've saved £100 - girl math!! hahaha")

RedHelenB · 10/03/2025 13:06

Hate the word math rather than maths full stop.

Dotjones · 10/03/2025 13:05

Yeah it's one of those terms used to generally disparage a certain group. It's dangerous because it is not like an outright insult so it is more accepted in general conversation.

It's similar to BPT, people who would be aghast at the N-word creeping into conversation are happy to throw this term around.