inverted comma

noun

British.

1. quotation mark.

inverted comma

noun

1. another term for quotation mark

Word History and Origins

Origin of inverted comma¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Alongside one picture of Lord Mandelson with two women, whose faces are obscured, he writes about meeting Epstein's interesting – in inverted commas – friends.

From BBC

She even used inverted commas to address him as president.

From Seattle Times

"We have, in inverted commas, 'a bad attitude', but that attitude has allowed us to carve out a niche for ourselves."

From BBC

She frowns at me, and when I tell her that no-one in the world of online dating uses inverted commas correctly, she takes me to a bar.

From BBC

As a kind of protest, he adds inverted commas whenever he uses the term “content creation”.“How an athlete makes a living, it has changed a lot,” he says.

From The Guardian