quickie

quick·ie

Q q

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwik-ee]
- /ˈkwɪk i/
- /ˈkwɪk.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwik-ee]
- /ˈkwɪk i/

Definitions of quickie word

noun quickie a book, story, movie, etc., usually trivial in quality, requiring only a short time to produce. 1
noun quickie a quickly consumed alcoholic drink. 1
noun quickie anything taking only a short time, especially a hurried sexual encounter. 1
adjective quickie done, made, assembled, etc., quickly or hurriedly: I'll fix a quickie meal after I get home from the office. 1
adjective quickie achieved or acquired with a minimum of formality: a quickie divorce. 1
noun quickie A thing done or made quickly or hastily, in particular. 1

See all 18 definitions of quickie

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Origin of quickie

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; quick + -ie

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Parts of speech for Quickie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quickie

quickie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for quickie

noun quickie

one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.

adjective quickie

chop chop — pidgin English for quickly
pdq — pretty damn quick
chop-chop — with haste; quickly.
hasty — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.

All 5 Synonyms of quickie