pics or it didn't happen

English

Alternative forms

• pictures or it didn't happen

Etymology

As if denying belief in a report of the event by demanding pictures thereof as proof.

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Phrase

pics or it didn't happen

1. (Internet, humorous) Used to request a picture of a reported event.
   • 2016, Jan E. Stets, ‎Richard T. Serpe, New Directions in Identity Theory and Research, page 147:

     This normative expectation is perhaps best captured in the popular colloquial phrase: “Pics or it didn't happen.”

   • 2013, Jade C. Jamison, Quickies: Sexy Short Stories and Other Stuff, page 89:

     Pug Nose: “Oh, he will.”
     “Pics or it didn't happen.”

2. (Internet, humorous) Used to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.

Translations

used to request a picture of a reported event

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沒圖沒真相／没图没真相

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• French: photo sinon fake
• Portuguese: sem fotos, sem fatos (literally “no pics, no facts”)