air quote
air quote
'air quote
◙noun [C usually plural]
1. a movement that someone makes in the air with their fingers to show that what they are saying should be in QUOTATION MARKS , and that it should not be taken as their real opinion or their usual way of speaking
• 手势引号〔表示所说的话不是表达真正的想法或不是一贯的说话方式〕