unquote

[ uhn-kwoht; contrastively uhn-kwoht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, un·quot·ed, un·quot·ing.

to close a quotation (often used with the word quote, which notes the opening of the quotation):
The senator said, quote, I am unalterably opposed to this policy, unquote.

unquote

/ ʌnˈkwəʊt /

an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the preceding quotation is finished

Origin of unquote¹

First recorded in 1910–15; un- ² + quote

That to me felt like a moment where she really needed to put on her “Olivia Pope,” quote unquote, identity.

A trove of Bush-era emails that had been quote-unquote-lost resurfaced in 2009, the victim of an ostensible act of mislabeling.

The risk of claiming that a series has jumped the shark, quote-unquote, is that you could be jumping the gun.

To have your lifeline and your family be your quote unquote day job—you can do a movie and then hop right back.

Cain accused Rove of mounting “a deliberate attempt to damage me because I am not, quote unquote, the establishment choice.”

He isn't your friend Shefter; Shefter retired on account of quote ill-health unquote.

The President, however, has regained consciousness, and his life is in no danger—Unquote.

Took a suite in Space Verge hotel with four quote secretaries unquote, and has refused to see anyone.

Quote, "Lowery stated he and several others grabbed Ruby," unquote.

The spec says quote shall be free from objectionable cavitation unquote.

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