receipts

What it means

Proof or evidence — typically screenshots, messages, or recordings that back up a claim or expose someone. To 'have the receipts' is to be ready to prove you're right or that someone lied.

Examples

• She lied about it, but I've got the receipts.
• Post the receipts or it didn't happen.
• He deleted the tweet, but everyone already saved receipts.
• Don't accuse me without receipts, I'll wait.

Where it comes from

Popularized by Whitney Houston's 2002 interview joke ('Show me the receipts') and revived on Twitter in the 2010s. Screenshots became the digital 'receipt' for online arguments.

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