quote unquote
Used in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marksUsed in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marks.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Used in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marks.
Adam Smith claimed that a capitalist is, quote, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention, unquote.
Zitat … Zitat Ende, ich zitiere …
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm,From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, analogous to scare quotes in print.
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