What's up with people saying, "Just saying?"

I kind of like it in the right setting.  Just sayin...



This post was edited by Honey Dew at August 1, 2021 6:20 PM MDT

I think they're trying to defend what they're saying by specifying they're just saying it. 
It's similar to adding "With all due respect" at the beginning or ending of a statement.  
A lot of extra words.

Just saying' "I'm just saying" puts a fire escape onto the end of a sentence. It lets you express a stern, even rude, opinion, but not really: just saying. It invites the listener to discount what they've just heard, even as they're reeling from it.. just saying... I googled this. 

I thought it was "Jes' sayin'".

It's not new, I've always heard it but it seemed to go out of popularity but had a resurgence 10 years or so ago.  I say it from time to time and don't mind hearing someone say it.  Once. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at November 19, 2022 6:57 AM MST

 

  Some of us who joined her cult believe that if three different people randomly and independently say or write her name in quick succession without prearranging it among ourselves, she’ll magically appear here on these pages. Quit looking at me like that: it could happen, it could happen! Grrrrrrr.