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quotability

American  
[kwoht-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌkwoʊt əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality of being suitable for quoting owing to its being pithy, funny, cute, insightful, etc.


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But its resolution matches the quotability of the rest of the movie and Tina Fey’s interpretation of “Queen Bees and Wannabees.”

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

“I’ve been in a lot of memorable films, a lot of films that are beloved by audiences, but none greater than this one in terms of the quotability of the lines,” added Bratt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023

Fame does not guarantee quotability, and infamy does not lead to exclusion.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

Then, beatmakers chop up and duplicate hooks in the chorus, yielding supreme quotability and catchiness.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021

Not that quotability is an absolute test of poetic value, for then Pope would rank higher than Spenser or Shelley.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

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