Last thing Ill Cite Tonight... Quote —— Un-Quote. Informal, used parenthetically when speaking to suggest quotation marks, to indicate the beginning and end of a statement or passage that one is reciting or repeating, in particular • used to indicate the speakers verbatim recitation of written words : on page three, the second sentence says, quote, There has never been a better time to invest in the commodities market, unquote. • used to repeat a spoken passage, esp. to emphasize the speakers detachment from or disagreement with the original : I swear to you, this is exactly what they told me: quote, You cannot bring a wheelchair into this restaurant during the dinner rush, unquote. 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 speakers verbatim recitation of written words : the brochure describes the view as, quote, unquote, unforgettably breathtaking. • used to repeat a spoken passage, esp. to emphasize the speakers detachment from or disagreement with the original : and then Marty says—quote, unquote—None of those bastards deserve a fair trial. 2 used parenthetically when speaking to suggest quotation marks, to precede a word or phrase that is meant to be sarcastic, mocking, or disapproving in its context, specifically to challenge a previous assertion that the word or phrase was appropriate in its context : then she shows up with her quote, unquote sophisticated friends. ORIGIN late Middle English : from medieval Latin quotare, from quot ‘how many,’ or from medieval Latin quota (see quota ). The original sense was [mark a book with numbers, or with marginal references,] later [give a reference by page or chapter,] hence [cite a text or person] (late 16th cent.).
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