Semi-quote

Something that is almost a quote, but not quite. It means you're borrowing some words and either can't quite remember the exact words, or you're twisting them for effect.

Is that what he really said?" "No, that's just a semi-quote.

by GeorgeIII January 11, 2011

pic quote

An image posted on a social media site with a quote or message that is in or on the image.

A pic quote can be inspirational, funny, educational, or rude. The pic quote made her smile.

by Tamarlyn June 16, 2016

quote-laundering

The act of citing a source to support a hypothesis and burying the reference in a footnote or endnote that, once investigated, turns out to be irrelevant, spurious or entirely fictitious.

Similar to quote-stuffing, a common practice in academic paper-writing, but not to be confused with quote mining.

I was trying to track down that juicy reference that Malcolm Gladwell dropped about what Nietzsche said about cell phones but it turned out to be total quote-laundering.

by panopticonopolis December 1, 2011

Sugar Quote

Mis-quoting a celebrity or historical figure to further one's personal agenda.

White people often sugar quote Martin Luther King to make themselves feel better.

by Hammerofdawn November 3, 2016

infobox quote

A quote that describes someone so thoroughly they should put it in their facebook info box.

Raul: "I'm heteroflexible! I mean, I'm straight, but shit happens!"
Teri: "That's totally an infobox quote."

by lipglossbepoppin November 7, 2010

quote sniping

The act of "sniping" a quote, i.e taking a sentence or sentences and replying to them individually.

While not being quote mining per se, quote sniping is regarded as a nefarious thing to do while arguing on online forums.

Person 1: Do you agree about X?
Person 2: Yes, because it's a valid arguement.

Person 1: First of all, it's "argument". Silent e's disappear when suffixes are added. Secondly, outright denying blatantly true facts is not a valid argument.

quote sniping at its finest.

by and yet another guy September 5, 2011

quote whore

1. a critic (usually of movies) who provides quotes favorable for use in promotions in exchange for something (such as a movie junket)

2. a derisive term for anyone who obsesses over quotes

That quote whore will say anything for a sneak peak.

by The Return of Light Joker October 16, 2008