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Keep your belongings on view or in view
Jun 14 18:12
9 days ago
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English term

No shirt no shoes no thing to prove

Non-PRO English Art/Literary Slang
What is the meaning? Is this an idiom?
I read this phrase on my t-shirt, but I don't understand what it means. Help me, please
Responses
3 +3 I embrace my authentic, carefree personality, I pay no mind to others,
Change log

Jun 14, 2024 18:12: Naiara Solano changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"

Jun 14, 2024 18:12: Naiara Solano changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Jun 15, 2024 19:51: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Lara Barnett, Anastasia Kalantzi, Yvonne Gallagher

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Responses

+3
6 mins

I embrace my authentic, carefree personality, I pay no mind to others,

I don't seek external validation, >>> [and I encourage others to do the same.]

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Note added at 32 mins (2024-06-14 18:45:10 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Shoes,_No_Shirt,_No_Problem...
The slogan on your T-shirt is most likely a slight modification of the above-indicated song title.
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : Convincing refs/ok -so it's a song title. And they explain it: The protagonist is being run ragged by his job and fantasizes about going to a tropical place where there's "No boss, no clock, no stress, and no dress code".
12 mins
Yes.
agree Leonardo Paoletti
1 hr
Thank you, Leonardo.
agree philgoddard : 'No shirt, no shoes, no service' is a sign displayed outside businesses saying you must be properly dressed to enter. The t-shirt is saying you don't care, though 'no shirt' written on a shirt is a bit ironic. And 'no thing' should be 'nothing'.
11 hrs
Ironic indeed. :-) A tattoo would do the trick better. Thank you, Phil.
agree Anastasia Kalantzi
18 hrs
Thank you, Anastasia.
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : No shirt , no shoes, no service, old phrase. Song becomes "no problem". Your initial version is a flight of fancy that doesn't hit the mark
1 day 1 hr
Indeed. My interpretation of the meaning is correct.
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