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Meaning of pics or it didn't happen | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum.
    Internet, humorous
  2. Used to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.
    Internet, humorous

Equivalents

Français photo sinon fake

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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