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• quote...unquote — spoken phrase if someone says ‘quote’ before a word or phrase, they are showing that they are repeating someone’s words exactly, and they often say ‘unquote’ at the end He said he was, quote, sick and tired of it, unquote. Thesaurus: expressions… …   Useful english dictionary

• quote unquote — spoken phrase used before or after a word or phrase for emphasizing that you do not agree with it or approve of it They do it because it’s the quote unquote thing to do. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym Main entry: quote …   Useful english dictionary

• quote … unquote — ˈquote (… ˈunquote) idiom (informal) used to show the beginning (and end) of a word, phrase, etc. that has been said or written by sb else • It was quote, ‘the hardest decision of my life’, unquote, and one that he lived to regret. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Quote... Unquote — Infobox Radio Show show name = Quote... Unquote imagesize = caption = format = Panel game audio format = record location = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Nigel Rees starring = Nigel Rees producer = Tilusha Ghelani (Series 36 38) Claire Bartlett… …   Wikipedia

• quote, unquote — informal 1) used parenthetically when speaking to suggest quotation marks, to precede a statement or passage that one is reciting or repeating, in particular ■ used to indicate the speaker s verbatim recitation of written words the brochure… …   Useful english dictionary

• quote unquote — 1. adjective Emphasizes the following, or sometimes preceding, 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. Syn: so called 2. adverb Used in… …   Wiktionary

• quote, unquote — phr. a parenthetical expression said before a word or short phrase indicating that the word or phrase would be in quotation marks if used in writing. □ So I said to her, quote, unquote, it’s time we had a little talk. □ I think my quote, unquote… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• quote unquote — named or described as. Even the quote unquote realistic movies don t show very realistic violence. In order to make some foods, quote, healthy, you end up cooking all the flavor out of them. Usage notes: often used to show doubt that something is …   New idioms dictionary

• quote, unquote — British, American & Australian, American something that you say when you want to show that you are using someone else s phrase, especially when you do not think that phrase is true. And to think he chose to practise law because it s a quote,… …   New idioms dictionary

• quote unquote — spoken used before or after a word or phrase for emphasizing that you do not agree with it or approve of it They do it because it s the quote unquote thing to do …   English dictionary