{"slug":"dr-evil-laser","name":"Dr. Evil Laser (Air Quotes)","url":"/templates/dr-evil-laser.jpg","w":600,"h":400,"top":"","bottom":"\"LASERS\"","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"dr-evil-laser-captioned-gif","label":"With Caption GIF"},{"slug":"dr-evil-laser-captioned","label":"One Million"},{"slug":"dr-evil-laser-gif","label":"GIF Version"},{"slug":"dr-evil-laser-billion-gif","label":"One Billion GIF"},{"slug":"dr-evil-evil-laugh","label":"Evil Laugh"}],"description":"Dr. Evil Air Quotes meme generator. Mike Myers as Dr. Evil makes exaggerated air quotes around anything you want to sarcastically emphasize. Put \"anything\" in \"quotes\" and let the evil genius sell it.","keywords":"dr evil meme, air quotes meme, austin powers meme, dr evil laser, dr evil quotes, mike myers meme, sarcastic quotes meme","year":2010,"origin":"Mike Myers as Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers franchise, making his signature exaggerated air quotes gesture. The bald head, grey Nehru jacket, and pinky-to-lip-adjacent pose are all in play, but the air quotes are the meme. Dr. Evil uses air quotes around words he doesn't fully understand or concepts he's pretending to grasp, and the internet adopted the format for sarcastically emphasizing anything. The gesture turns any word or phrase into something suspicious, ironic, or clearly fake.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Pick the Dr. Evil template. The air quotes gesture is ready for whatever word needs sarcastic emphasis","Bottom text typically has the word or phrase in quotes. Top text can set up the context or be left blank for a cleaner look","White Impact text is standard. The grey suit and muted background mean text pops easily. Place the quoted word at the bottom where it lands with maximum sarcasm","The humor lives in the air quotes. Whatever word you put in quotes immediately becomes suspicious, so choose wisely","Export your sarcasm as a PNG with Download, or Copy it to question anything that deserves finger quotes around it"],"exampleCaptions":["OH YOU HAVE A","\"REAL JOB\""],"exampleAltText":"Dr. Evil Air Quotes meme sarcastically questioning someone's \"real job\"","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-26","seo":{"aliases":["Air Quotes Meme","Dr Evil Austin Powers","Dr Evil Finger Quotes","Mike Myers Dr Evil","Sarcastic Quotes Meme","Dr Evil Meme"],"description":"Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, bald head gleaming, wearing his signature grey Nehru jacket. Both hands are raised with index and middle fingers curled in the universal air-quotes gesture. His expression is one of exaggerated earnestness, as if he truly believes the air quotes lend credibility to whatever he's about to say. The background is muted, putting all focus on the gesture and the face that goes with it.","definition":"Dr. Evil from Austin Powers making air quotes around a word or phrase, instantly marking it as suspicious, ironic, or clearly not what it claims to be. The meme format puts anything in sarcastic quotes and lets Dr. Evil's gesture do the questioning.","useCases":[{"category":"Workplace Sarcasm","examples":["MY BOSS SAID WE'RE A / \"FAMILY\"","SURE IT'S A / \"QUICK SYNC\"","THEY CALLED IT AN / \"OPTIONAL\" MEETING","THE COMPANY OFFERS / \"COMPETITIVE\" PAY","THIS IS A / \"COLLABORATIVE\" ENVIRONMENT"]},{"category":"Relationship Skepticism","examples":["OH THEY'RE / \"JUST FRIENDS\"","YOU'RE GOING TO BED / \"EARLY\"","SURE YOU'RE / \"FINE\"","THEY SAID IT WAS / \"NOTHING\""]},{"category":"Health and Fitness Doubt","examples":["IT'S A / \"HEALTHY\" SNACK","I WENT TO THE / \"GYM\"","THIS IS MY / \"CHEAT DAY\"","DRINKING WINE BECAUSE IT'S / \"HEART HEALTHY\"","I'M ON A / \"CLEANSE\""]},{"category":"Technology Nonsense","examples":["THE APP RESPECTS YOUR / \"PRIVACY\"","IT'S A / \"FEATURE\" NOT A BUG","THIS UPDATE WILL / \"IMPROVE PERFORMANCE\"","THE WEBSITE USES / \"COOKIES\" TO ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE"]},{"category":"Food Quality Questions","examples":["IT'S / \"HOMEMADE\"","THIS IS / \"ORGANIC\"","THE MENU SAYS / \"FRESH\" FISH","IT'S A / \"FAMILY RECIPE\"","THEY CALLED IT / \"ARTISANAL\""]},{"category":"Social Event Lies","examples":["IT'LL BE A / \"QUICK\" STOP","JUST / \"ONE DRINK\"","WE'LL LEAVE / \"EARLY\"","IT'S A / \"SMALL GATHERING\"","DRESS CODE IS / \"CASUAL\""]}]}}