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just because

adv

Definitions

  1. Used to show that the truth or existence of one thing does not logically justify the…

    Used to show that the truth or existence of one thing does not logically justify the truth or existence of another thing.

    • Just because he didn't accept your friend request (it) doesn't mean he has forgotten you nor does it imply that he no longer wants to be friends with you.

  2. Used to say that something has insufficient grounds for being done.

    • [My banishment was p]etty spite on the part of the Lord President, just because they [my lab mice] et his cat.

  3. For no particular reason.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for just because. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA