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.
by you wouldn't care September 05, 2005
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
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.
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.
by qwertyblab June 18, 2009
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
Person 2: uhhh, don’tcha mean “quote, unquote?”
Person 1: sure, whatever
by buddy...not.the.elf. December 22, 2022
When people who are either inept with the English language or stupid hear the phrase "quote unquote" and construe it as quote on quote.
by nayho July 21, 2014
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.
by libertykillingconservatives February 06, 2005
by Bammit May 22, 2009
To gain status in a gang. Sometimes used as a means to challenge another member with higher status(OG).
by Shnar September 16, 2006