quotative
quo·ta·tive
noun \ˈkwō-tə-tiv\Definition of QUOTATIVE
: a function word used in informal contexts to introduce a quotation <“like” is a quotative in “He was like, ‘Oh, no! not again!’”>
— quotative adjective
First Known Use of QUOTATIVE
1893
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