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Originally Posted by Arekkusu
Of course I've never heard the explanation either but go on WWWJDIC: Word Search and type 親トモ for a pretty decent explanation. |
Back to the 16 year old with that definition and the results of a search - and he came up with having heard the long version 親指だけの友達 - but only with negative connotations. Like someone you are nice to in mail, but wouldn`t want to be seen with in real life.
This may not carry the meaning the OP wants it to... Even among the group that does use it.