AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The Dr. Evil Air Quotes meme features an image macro of Mike Myers, who portrays the character Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series. In the meme, Dr. Evil is seen making a quotation gesture with his fingers, commonly known as 'air quotes'. This gesture is emphasized to sarcastically highlight certain words or phrases.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme is based on a character from the Austin Powers film series, where Dr. Evil, played by Mike Myers, frequently uses air quotes during his dialogues, especially in the movie 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'. The gesture became notably meme-worthy when it was first turned into an image macro by a user on FunnyJunk here on October 3rd, 2012. In this meme, Dr. Evil is depicted using air quotes paired with humorous or sarcastic captions.^[1]

Origin: 2012