The act of flexing your index and middle fingers on each hand rapidly in the air while speaking to indicate "here's where the quote begins and ends." Particularly useful when conversing viaphone and the other person can't see you doing it, such as:
When questioning someone's comment, yet feeling surprised and wanting to use 'sorry'. Often used when not having enough time to say "sorry, can you ask that question again".
Often used when a stupid question has been put forward.
An adjective describing speech, when what someone is saying starts to become more and more quotable. The actual quality of the "quotable" material is irrelevant. Along the same vein as preachy.
"Around the middle of the speakers presentation against abortion, it got very quotey."
"Quotey speech is the bread and butter of inspirational tactics"
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.