Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pics or it didn't happen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: pic-s or it -did-n't hap-pen
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum.

Humorous

phrase

Used to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Pug Nose: “Oh, he will.” “Pics or it didn't happen.”"
"“I just got out of the shower,” I explained. Will pointed down, asking playfully, “Pics or it didn't happen.” “No pics,” I snorted. “No Snapchats, no video. Sorry.”"
"Don’t think, just post it. “Pics or it didn’t happen” – that is the populist mantra of the social networking age. Show us what you did, so that we may believe and validate it."
"This normative expectation is perhaps best captured in the popular colloquial phrase: “Pics or it didn't happen.”"
"“Nah. It can be so fake. People just post things that make them look good. You never get the whole story.” I look at my phone in my hand. Pics or it didn’t happen! Ruby likes to say."

Etymology

Suggesting the denial of the veracity of a report of the event by demanding pictures thereof as proof.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

pictures or it didn't happen (alternative)

Questions

What does pics or it didn't happen mean?: Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum.
Where does pics or it didn't happen come from?: Suggesting the denial of the veracity of a report of the event by demanding pictures thereof as proof.

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