says me
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9.9
- idiom
- Informal
:
para mí
- The weather is perfect for a picnic, says me, but you might prefer to stay inside.
Examples
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That’s a silly idea, says me, but everyone has their own opinion.
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Let's just say I'm beginning to see the light.
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Let's say I'm the next Louis...
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Let's just say I wasn't going to be wearing those pumps ever again.
Fiction book (2002) -
Let's just say I'm the late Spats Baxter.
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–Says me.
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It's a great movie, says me, but I know some people disagree.
Synonyms
906
2.5
Said when you give your own opinion or experience
3
7.7
Said when you doubt what someone says, often ironically
2
7.4
To say what you think about something
1
8.8
I promise that what I say is true
Surface Forms
Morphology
say + me
The literal parts 'says' (asserts) and 'me' (the speaker) do point to the speaker making a comment, so a learner who knows the words could guess it means something like 'I say' or 'in my opinion'. However, the construction is colloquial and grammatically non‑standard (third‑person verb + object pronoun), a discourse‑level humorous/defiant tag that is not fully predictable from composition alone, so prior exposure helps. Therefore it is not fully transparent but not wholly idiomatic either.
Etymology
Says me comes from informal speech where people add says + me to a sentence to show it is their own opinion. Picture someone saying something and pointing to themselves, as if the words themselves 'say me' — that's why it is used to mean 'I think' or 'that's my view'.