我想静静

What does 我想静静 mean?

Used when a conversation has drained you and bowing out politely is the only move left: after a long meeting, a round of nagging, one more relative asking about your salary. The comedy comes from the name flip. Someone asks who Jingjing is, and you deadpan that it is none of their business. It shares a shelf with 我也是醉了 as one of 2014's two great lines for being speechless, but where that one throws up its hands, this one closes a door, gently.

Where does 我想静静 come from?

The line circulated through Weibo and Baidu Tieba during 2014 in two beats. First came the plain complaint: leave me alone, I want some quiet. Then someone answered, and don't ask who Jingjing is, which turned a reduplicated word into a person and the sigh into a bit. Year-end roundups that December already listed it among the year's catchphrases, including a tally posted on 12371.cn on 2014-12-18. What outlived the original complaint is the follow-up question.

How to use 我想静静

• 连续改了三版方案之后，我在群里发了一句“我想静静”，然后把手机扣在了桌上。
  Liánxù gǎi le sān bǎn fāng'àn zhīhòu, wǒ zài qún lǐ fā le yī jù “wǒ xiǎng jìng jing”, ránhòu bǎ shǒujī kòu zài le zhuō shàng.
  After three rounds of revisions, I posted “I want some peace” in the group chat and put my phone face down on the desk.
• 「你又在生什么气？」「没有，我就是想静静，别问静静是谁。」
  “Nǐ yòu zài shēng shénme qì?” “Méiyǒu, wǒ jiùshì xiǎng jìng jing, bié wèn jìng jing shì shéi.”
  “What are you upset about now?” “Nothing. I just want some peace, and don't ask who Jingjing is.”