English
Adjective
quote unquote
- idiom emphasize|Emphasizes the following word or phrase for irony, as used almost exclusively in spoken language.
#: Maybe you should ask your quote unquote friend what happened to the money.
Synonyms
so-called
Translations
Russian: в кав��ка�
Adverb
quote ... unquote
- Used in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marks.
#: (spoken) 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.
Synonyms
quote
quote end quote
See also
air quotes
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