mathladying
(verb) pausing to think hard about something unimportant or highly debatable, especially mid-conversation
Nix, not writing her Ph.D. thesis but instead planning her free on-campus headshot: Who has a nice headshot I can emulate?
Andrew: Is Obama's headshot great, or is he a great person and that influences our views of him via photos?
Nix: *mathladying*
Nix: ...who is attractive but evil?
Andrew: Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Taylor Swift. Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio.
Nix: *mathladying harder*
Andrew: Is Obama's headshot great, or is he a great person and that influences our views of him via photos?
Nix: *mathladying*
Nix: ...who is attractive but evil?
Andrew: Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Taylor Swift. Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio.
Nix: *mathladying harder*