unquote

Definition

Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.

Etymology

From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.

Example Sentences

• "Telegram for the Dover Boys, Messrs. Tom, Dick and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York, sirs, quote, HEEEELP!, unquote, signed Dora. 35 cents collect."
• "And that's what we did, sat in the back of the patrol car and drove to the quote Scene of the Crime unquote."
• "Mackerras himself wrote, and I quote: "He is a prostitute, whose liaisons with perverts and sodomites were commonplace in his brief and forgettable career at Caius. Lock up the silverware." Unquote."