What did you just say? vs What just did you say?

The correct phrase is "What did you just say?" This is the common and natural way to ask someone to repeat what they said. The alternative phrase "What just did you say?" is not correct in English.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"What did you just say?"

This phrase is used to ask someone to repeat what they just said. It is a common and natural way to seek clarification or confirmation.

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What did you just say? (Gena) Ba-bam!
What did you just say? -What?
What? What did you just say?
[IN UNISON] What did you just say?
Excuse me? What did you just say?
Wha... What did you just say?
What's the "What did you just say?" moment.
And then you processed that, and then you said, "What did you just say?"
Sorry, what did you just say?
Shawn, what did you just say?
Foreman, what did you just say?
How dare - what did you just say?
Patty, what did you just say?
Fung Wai, what did you just say?
There you... what did you just say?
One second, Sam, what did you just say?
WHAT, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? -YOU SAID SO YOURSELF.
What did you just say?
What did you just say?
What did you just say? I said...

This phrase is not correct in English.

"What just did you say?"

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What just did you say?
By doing what I just did with you.
Taewondo is what I just did on you.
What I just did to you, I can do anytime, anywhere.
Okay, after what we just did, you... you really don't need to be fishing for compliments.
What I just did to you, I can do anytime, anywhere.
Tae Kwon do is what I just did on you.
That was so wonderful what you just did in there.
And what you just did with your mouth, regret.
You have no idea what you just did.
What you just did in there is incredibly inappropriate.
What you just did was every bit as offensive.
I just did what you never had the guts to do.
What you just did is a criminal offense.
What you just did wasn't fair.
I mean, Vince, look at what you just did.
You just did what you thought was right, and I appreciate that.
I just did what I thought you'd want.
That's what you just did.
I think I know what you just did.
But that's what you just did.

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