# What does "Just sayin'" mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-sayin-mean/542658>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-sayin-mean/542658 "2010-06-10T14:49:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-sayin-mean/542658/21 "2010-06-10T19:32:34Z")

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> [@Tethered\_Kite](#):
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> Unfortunately they don’t. That’s why you have to add "Know what I mean?’ after it.

Now that’s what I’m talking about.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-sayin-mean/542658/22 "2010-06-10T19:50:47Z")

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Sort of a mild apology for having made a negative comment. Indicating that you meant it as a constructive criticism rather than saying it just to be an ass.

That shade of blue really isn’t your color. Just sayin.

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**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-sayin-mean/542658/23 "2010-06-10T21:21:08Z")

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Needless to say… but I’ll say it anyway!

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