How to pronounce “air quote”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.
• (by extension) An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or inaccurate phrase being quoted.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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