A fork of Rural Dictionary
A quote is a word, phrase or sentence that you add to a conversation/essay but is not of your creation, but someone else's.
I would like to quote my brother on this, "flo sucks like donkey kong"...
A VERB, NOT A NOUN to recite or include a passage from a work that is not your own. Basically, a way to get out of actually thinking and making other people do the work for you
WRONG: I need 40 quotes for this project RIGHT: I need 40 quotations for this project -Yeah, I need a few more lines to meet the page requirement, so I think I'll quote Benjamin Franklin.
I mishearing of quote, unquote when a person is usually quoting someone else’s phrase or saying something unsurely or in a sarcastic manner
Person 1: I heard that so-and-so had a quote-on-quote “illness” yesterday Person 2: uhhh, don’tcha mean “quote, unquote?” Person 1: sure, whatever
When people who are either inept with the English language or stupid hear the phrase "quote unquote" and construe it as quote on quote.
and I repeat quote on quote, "let there be light."
Things that other people have said. The original author is usually not given credit for saying it first. Quotes are nice to say in front of friends and acquaintances to impress them and make them think you are funny and intelligent.
The ability to recite quotes is a good substitute for wit.