Street voices
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United States
"Buying, another way to say to believe something. So imagine you're walking down the street with your buddy and you see some crazy guy just yelling at people saying, birds aren't real, they're just government drones trying to spy on you. So you look over to your friend and you say, does anyone actually buy this stuff? Like, do you think anyone buys this stuff?"
What it means
In US slang, “buying” means believing something, accepting it as true, or falling for a story. You’ll often hear it as “Are you buying this?” when someone sounds skeptical.
Usage examples
"He swore he got stuck in traffic for two hours, but nobody’s buying it because his car hasn’t moved all morning."
"He said he was late because a goose chased him through the car park, and honestly none of us were buying it for a second."
Where it comes from
From buying a story, paying it the trust of your money. Drop the object and to be buying it means to accept a claim as true, the wallet of belief open or firmly shut.
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