quote magnet

(n.) - a famous person, living or dead, who people often attribute quotes to, even though he or she might not have actually said the things they are quoted as saying; examples are Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, among others.

"You know, Einstein is a real quote magnet. There are websites and blogs all over the Internet that attribute quotes to him that in some cases he never uttered or wrote. It's hard to know what's true and what's not!"

by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010

quote alex

When someone overhears you say something so horrible you have to shift the blame.

"Fuck the boss i don't need this job"

boss walks in

Quote Alex

by hello fr July 21, 2019

Quote Sandrum

The sudden realization of understanding a quote.

Jeff: Dude you're a complete blonde.

David: Wait what?

Jeff: ...

David: Ohhhhh, I get it, I just had a Quote Sandrum!!

by Elite_DarkLord_DragonSlayer July 14, 2009

quote mining

The repeated use of quotes out of context in order to skew or contort the meaning of a passage or speech by an author on a controversial subject.

Conservatives have a reputation for quote mining and other ways of taking things out of context.

by The Return of Light Joker January 27, 2009

quote laundering

The process by which a counterfeit quotation or news item eventually gets picked up by multiple news sources, which cite one another but never lead back to a verifiable source (because there isn't one). The quote's appearance on multiple forums and news aggregators lends it credibility because it is viewed as "reported" by multiple outlets.

Laundered quotes can originate from satire that is not recognized as satire, but more frequently from an Internet writer who is paraphrasing or outright fabricating.

No matter how many places you see it mentioned, the starlet never actually Tweeted that "Scientology is an abusive cult." A comedian said this while doing an impression of her, and then quote laundering took over.

by bluebelle September 4, 2013

Block Quote

A large quote that is used in essays for mainly for high school and college students

These quotes usually take up a lot of space and are perfect for papers you dont
know what you are writing about
and need to reach a certain number of pages

phew, without block quotes i never would have had enough pages for my essay

by Anarchy_Antelope January 14, 2009

quote dossiering

verb: To add funny quotes or expressions to a dossier comprised entirely of said items, to be referred to and chuckled at, at a later date.

Wendy, why aren't you quote dossiering these items?

by punky! December 14, 2008