Etymology Journal · L
Let's not and say we did
Meaning
- A sarcastic suggestion to skip a labor-intensive or undesirable task while pretending that you actually completed it. It is the ultimate idiom for procrastination.
Sassy, rebellious
Used in a sentence
- We have to mow the lawn in this heat? Let's not and say we did.
- Do we really have to go to that event? Let's not and say we did.
- I am too tired for a jog, let's not and say we did.
The backstory
This has been a popular playground retort for decades. It is a cheeky way to acknowledge that a task is pointless without actually doing it.
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