BTDTGTS

What does BTDTGTS stand for in messages?

Been there, done that, got the shirt

BTDTGTS is a playful twist on the shorter acronym "BTDT" and jokingly suggests that someone's experience was so complete, they even got a souvenir T-shirt to prove it. The phrase has been around since at least the 1980s and became popular in both spoken and online slang as a lighthearted way to say, "I've already done that, nothing new to me."

People use BTDTGTS to convey mild boredom, express experience, or show a sense of humor about repetitive situations. It's far from widely used, but you may see it in casual text messages, social media posts, and online forums, especially among older Internet users who remember when T-shirts were the must-have memento of any event.

Example

You wanna go see the new Spiderman movie?
BTDTGTS

Getting a shirt is essential

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Updated October 8, 2025

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