Meaning of air quote | Babel Free
Definitions
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A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology. plural-normally
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An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or inaccurate phrase being quoted. broadly, plural-normally
Equivalents
Examples
“You could hear⟳ the air quotes around ‘chill’ when he said it.”
“"So you were out with 'the boys'," she said vexedly, putting air quotes around the last⟳ two words.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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