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has gloss | eng: Air quotes, also called fingerquotes, or Ersatz quotes refers to using one's fingers to make virtual quotation marks in the air when speaking. This is typically done with both hands held shoulder-width apart and at the eye level of the speaker, with the index and middle fingers on each hand forming a V sign and then flexing at the beginning and end of the phrase being quoted. The air-quoted phrase is generally very short — a few words at most — in common usage, though sometimes much longer phrases may be used for comic effect. |
lexicalization | eng: Air quotes |
instance of | (noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals gesture, motion |
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