Synonyms for quickie


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwik-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪk i


Définition of quickie

Origin :
  • "sex act done hastily," 1940, from quick (adj.) + -ie. As "alcoholic drink meant to be taken hurriedly," from 1941 (quick one in this sense from 1928). From 1926 as "motion picture made in a short time."
  • noun hasty action
  • noun quick drink
Example sentences :
  • She was on her way home from one of the quickie divorce courts on Terra and was celebrating her marital emancipation.
  • Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • This is a quickie Rum Tum Tiddy, without any onion, a poor, housebroken version of the original.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Book of Cheese » by Robert Carlton Brown

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