Just Saying Edit Meaning

1.

a phrase used to indicate that we refuse to defend a claim we've made---in other words, that we refuse to offer reasons that what we've said is true

PERSON-A: "You shouldn't hang out with her anymore."

PERSON-B: "After all she's done to help me? Wouldn't that be pretty meanand selfishof me?"

PERSON-A: "I'm *just saying*, you should quit hanging out with her."

See i'm just saying, reasons, debate

2.

a phrase which we use to indicate that we refuse to defend what we've said---in other words, that we refuse to offer reasons that what we've said is true

PERSON-A: "You shouldn't hang out with her anymore."

PERSON-B: "After all she's done to help me? Wouldn't that be pretty meanand selfishof me?"

PERSON-A: "I'm *just saying*, you should quit hanging out with her."

See dogmatic, opinionated, unreasonable, pedant