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Examples
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My friends, that's what Senator Obama wants to do to you, only it's not just a bag of hard-earned candy; he wants to take your money and your business away from you! to (airquote) spread the wealth around (en airquote)! with terrorists!
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Before I even had a * chance* to share it, the teacher confiscated it, kept some, and (airquote) shared (end airquote) most of the bag out to the rest of the class.
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Instead of American English, he spoke a dialect of Heritage Foundation-speak, sprinkling his disjointed answers with winger shorthand: “trial lawyers,” “capital gains,” “class warfare,” airquote health of the mother unairquote.
Presidential debate no “game changer” for McCain Stephen Retherford 2008
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Instead of American English, he spoke a dialect of Heritage Foundation-speak, sprinkling his disjointed answers with winger shorthand: “trial lawyers,” “capital gains,” “class warfare,” airquote health of the mother unairquote.
Archive 2008-10-01 Stephen Retherford 2008
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I airquote apart because I would see him for the couple waking hours we had during the weeknights.
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Instead of American English, he spoke a dialect of Heritage Foundation-speak, sprinkling his disjointed answers with winger shorthand: "trial lawyers," "capital gains," "class warfare," airquote health of the mother unairquote.
Sisyphus 2008
whichbe commented on the word airquote
See air quotes.
August 15, 2008