air quote
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noun
- A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.
- An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or inaccurate phrase being quoted.
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