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Definition air quotes in British English

air quotes plural noun

plural noun
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

Example

She always puts air quotes around the word artist when she says it, so I'm guessing she means something different.

Definition air quotes in British English