quickie

[ kwik-ee ]

/ ˈkwɪk i /

Informal.

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noun

a book, story, movie, etc., usually trivial in quality, requiring only a short time to produce.

a quickly consumed alcoholic drink.

anything taking only a short time, especially a hurried sexual encounter.

adjective

done, made, assembled, etc., quickly or hurriedly: I'll fix a quickie meal after I get home from the office.

achieved or acquired with a minimum of formality: a quickie divorce.

Origin of quickie

First recorded in 1925–30; quick + -ie

Words nearby quickie

quick fire, quick fix, quick-freeze, quick grass, quickhatch, quickie, quick kick, quicklime, quickly, quick march, quick off the mark

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Example sentences from the Web for quickie

And if Washington were to push the “victors” into a quickie election, the result probably would be the same, an MB victory.
Leslie H. Gelb on the Democracy-Elections Trap in Egypt|Leslie H. Gelb|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jurors are usually cautious in a circumstantial case, as was clear from the quickie nature of their verdict.
The Media’s Casey Anthony Shame|Howard Kurtz|July 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When I refused a quickie divorce on his terms, he served me with divorce papers filled with baseless complaints.
My Fight to Stop My Divorce|Beverly Willett|August 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was on her way home from one of the quickie divorce courts on Terra and was celebrating her marital emancipation.
Lone Star Planet|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

This is a quickie Rum Tum Tiddy, without any onion, a poor, housebroken version of the original.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for quickie

quickie

/ (ˈkwɪkɪ) /

noun informal

Also called (esp Brit): quick one a speedily consumed alcoholic drink

anything made, done, produced, or consumed rapidly or in haste
(as modifier)a quickie divorce; a quickie ceremony

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单词	quickie
释义	quickie [ kwik-ee ] / ˈkwɪk i / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR quickie ON THESAURUS.COM noun a book, story, movie, etc., usually trivial in quality, requiring only a short time to produce. a quickly consumed alcoholic drink. anything taking only a short time, especially a hurried sexual encounter. adjective done, made, assembled, etc., quickly or hurriedly: I'll fix a quickie meal after I get home from the office. achieved or acquired with a minimum of formality: a quickie divorce. Origin of quickie First recorded in 1925–30; quick + -ie Words nearby quickie quick fire, quick fix, quick-freeze, quick grass, quickhatch, quickie, quick kick, quicklime, quickly, quick march, quick off the mark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quickie And if Washington were to push the “victors” into a quickie election, the result probably would be the same, an MB victory. Leslie H. Gelb on the Democracy-Elections Trap in Egypt\|Leslie H. Gelb\|July 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Jurors are usually cautious in a circumstantial case, as was clear from the quickie nature of their verdict. The Media’s Casey Anthony Shame\|Howard Kurtz\|July 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST When I refused a quickie divorce on his terms, he served me with divorce papers filled with baseless complaints. My Fight to Stop My Divorce\|Beverly Willett\|August 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST She was on her way home from one of the quickie divorce courts on Terra and was celebrating her marital emancipation. Lone Star Planet\|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire This is a quickie Rum Tum Tiddy, without any onion, a poor, housebroken version of the original. The Complete Book of Cheese\|Robert Carlton Brown British Dictionary definitions for quickie quickie / (ˈkwɪkɪ) / noun informal Also called (esp Brit): quick one a speedily consumed alcoholic drink anything made, done, produced, or consumed rapidly or in haste (as modifier)a quickie divorce; a quickie ceremony Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quickie one for the road
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quickie

noun

adjective

Origin of quickie

Words nearby quickie

Example sentences from the Web for quickie

British Dictionary definitions for quickie

noun informal

Words related to quickie