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air quote

noun

Definitions

  1. A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer…

    A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.

    • You could hear the air quotes around ‘chill’ when he said it.

  2. An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or…

    An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or inaccurate phrase being quoted.

    • "So you were out with 'the boys'," she said vexedly, putting air quotes around the last two words.

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