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Just wondering. Tacked onto the end of a question to soften it, signalling that the asker is curious rather than demanding an answer. Common as a polite preface in DMs before a slightly nosy question.
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- JK65%
Just kidding. Tacked onto the end of a statement to retroactively flag it as a joke, often because the speaker isn't sure the tone landed. Sometimes used dishonestly to soften a comment that was, in fact, meant seriously.
- FWIW61%
For what it's worth. A softener placed before an opinion or observation to flag that the speaker knows the comment may not be useful or authoritative, but is offering it anyway. Often signals humility, occasionally signals passive-aggression depending on tone.
- JAQ off61%
To ask loaded questions inviting someone to justify their views or behaviors, in an attempt to make tangential claims of little verisimilitude appear acceptable.
- JQ60%
(Internet slang, politics) To invoke the Jewish Question (especially as a Nazi or conspiracy theorist).
- WDYM60%
Acronym for "what do you mean", used as a one-word reply when somebody's post is confusing, surprising, or appears to be obviously wrong. Often functions as feigned-shock rhetoric rather than a real request for clarification, especially when followed by punctuation: "wdym?", "wdym wdym wdym".