unquote
verb
- parenthetical discourse expression "quote unquote"
Wiktionary
particle
Etymology: From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
- Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
“Telegram for the Dover Boys, Messrs. Tom, Dick and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York, sirs, quote, HEEEELP!, unquote, signed Dora. 35 cents collect.”
“And that's what we did, sat in the back of the patrol car and drove to the quote Scene of the Crime unquote.”
verb
Etymology: From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
- To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.