finger quotes

pl.n.

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It's possible--albeit unlikely--that the speaker signaled his meaning via the use of "finger parentheses." This gesture and term are not yet as ubiquitous as "finger quotes." But an Internet search reveals that a few other people have thought of the idea.

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FINDUS FISH FINGER QUOTES OF THE YEAR: "I know I screwed up today but it's not the end of the world.

Gordon Simpson; It's not the end of the world ...I've still got dollars 40m

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