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Definition of air quotes in English: air quotesplural noun informal A pair of quotation marks gestured by a speaker's fingers in the air, to indicate that what is being said is ironic or mocking, or is not a turn of phrase the speaker would typically employ. 〈非正式〉手势引号（用手指做出的引号动作，表示所说的话是反话或仅仅是玩笑或所用的词语并非为自己所常用） Example sentencesExamples - I received a complaint that my blog seemed too "happy" recently (air quotes are fun), so I thought I'd try to help out.
- You know that that and, maybe a steaming cup of java from his official 60 Minutes (TM) mug is what keeps him (air quotes) "regular" in the mornings.
- "Well I've never met" THE ONE "," I said with air quotes.
- Don't they have (air quotes) "procedures" in LA for that kind of thing?
- Mischa even used elaborate air quotes with her fingers.
- "My mom thinks it's pretty," Monisha said, holding up air quotes around "pretty."
- Just because I am walking and my eyes are open, does NOT mean that I am (air quotes) awake.
- They do straight-up new wave, no air quotes or knowing smirks attached.
- He held his fingers up, making air quotes.
- They are, in a word, (air quotes) "AC / DC," if you know what we mean.
- "Air quotes" is generally what I use.
- She paused to do air quotes around that one word.
- In Nick Denton's nanopublishing empire, that last word is usually accompanied by eye rolling and air quotes.
- You've no idea how embarrassing it is to have to use air quotes when describing what kind of "conservative" I am not to acquaintances.
- I think that led to the air quotes.
- I can't imagine Ferris Beuller (air quotes) "jooking" on some other chick.
- Matt glares back at me, angered by both my comment and the air quotes I added around the word.
- When last we left these two chaps, they were discussing (air quotes) "high energy dance music in prison."
- Ryan even supplied the air quotes.
- "Hugh you can stop with the air quotes now!"
Definition of air quotes in US English: air quotesplural noun informal A pair of quotation marks gestured by a speaker's fingers in the air, to indicate that what is being said is ironic or mocking, or is not a turn of phrase the speaker would typically employ. 〈非正式〉手势引号（用手指做出的引号动作，表示所说的话是反话或仅仅是玩笑或所用的词语并非为自己所常用） Example sentencesExamples - I received a complaint that my blog seemed too "happy" recently (air quotes are fun), so I thought I'd try to help out.
- You've no idea how embarrassing it is to have to use air quotes when describing what kind of "conservative" I am not to acquaintances.
- She paused to do air quotes around that one word.
- Ryan even supplied the air quotes.
- They do straight-up new wave, no air quotes or knowing smirks attached.
- In Nick Denton's nanopublishing empire, that last word is usually accompanied by eye rolling and air quotes.
- "My mom thinks it's pretty," Monisha said, holding up air quotes around "pretty."
- "Air quotes" is generally what I use.
- Don't they have (air quotes) "procedures" in LA for that kind of thing?
- Mischa even used elaborate air quotes with her fingers.
- "Hugh you can stop with the air quotes now!"
- He held his fingers up, making air quotes.
- I think that led to the air quotes.
- You know that that and, maybe a steaming cup of java from his official 60 Minutes (TM) mug is what keeps him (air quotes) "regular" in the mornings.
- Matt glares back at me, angered by both my comment and the air quotes I added around the word.
- I can't imagine Ferris Beuller (air quotes) "jooking" on some other chick.
- They are, in a word, (air quotes) "AC / DC," if you know what we mean.
- When last we left these two chaps, they were discussing (air quotes) "high energy dance music in prison."
- "Well I've never met" THE ONE "," I said with air quotes.
- Just because I am walking and my eyes are open, does NOT mean that I am (air quotes) awake.
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