BTDTGTS
Been there, done that, got the shirt
Example
You wanna go see the new Spiderman movie?
BTDTGTS
Getting a shirt is essential
Related Slang
BTDT | Been there, done that |
BTDTGTTSAWIO | Been there, done that, got the T-shirt and wore it out |
ABD | Already been done |
WNDITWB | We never did it this way before |
WADITWB | We always did it that way before |
ANFSCD | And now for something completely different |
NT | No thanks |
ADBB | All done, bye-bye |
NW | No way |
Nope | No |
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.