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quotability

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[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

The new book welcomes thousands to the unofficial canon of quotability, including author Ta-Nehisi Coates, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elon Musk and President Joe Biden.

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

That script notably gave rise to another three-word maxim, one whose quotability extends well beyond the movie business: “Follow the money.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2018

This is perhaps due to the quotability and sententiousness of his couplets.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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