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just saying

just saying adverb: used to deflect responsibility for a hurtful remark.

Adverb

just saying

  1. (informal) Used to deflect responsibility for a hurtful remark.
  2. (informal) Used to emphasize a play on words.
    • Ashley: Look at the size of that ship!
      Kaidan: The Ascension. Flagship of the Citadel fleet.
      Joker: Well, size isn't everything.
      Ashley: Why so touchy, Joker?
      Joker: I'm just saying you need firepower, too.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1

Forms of just saying

alternative formjust sayin'

Origin of just saying

Ellipsis of I'm just saying.

Questions about just saying

What does just saying mean?
Just saying means used to deflect responsibility for a hurtful remark.
What part of speech is just saying?
Just saying is an adverb.

Words near just saying in the dictionary

  1. just plain folks
  2. just reward
  3. just rewards
  4. just say no
  5. just sayin'
  6. just saying
  7. just shoot me
  8. just so
  9. just the same
  10. just the ticket
  11. just then

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