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quickie Definition

☆ quickie (kwik′ē)

noun

Informal anything done or made quickly; specif.,

  1. a movie made quickly and cheaply
  2. a hurriedly consumed drink of alcoholic liquor
  3. a hasty act of sexual intercourse

adjective

Informal done, completed, attained, etc. in less time than is usual or desirable

quickie* Synonyms

quickie*

n.

  1. A hasty action

    brief attempt, hurried encounter, short operation, quick one; see action 2.

  2. A quick drink

    short shot*, one for the road*, short snort*; see drink 2.

quickie Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Have a quickie in the kitchen ( provided you're not cooking at the time, there's nothing worse than burnt sausages!
  • want: Oh, and not every bloke expects or wants a quickie on a first date despite what others might suggest.

Adjective modifier

  • global: Send it to someone who needs it Global Quickies - Can a building really ski?
  • real: Other than the fence it is a real quickie.
  • few: These are just a few quickies off the top of my head.

Modifies a noun

  • divorce: The pair now look set for a bitter battle in the courts despite Paul reportedly offering Heather £ 30 million for a quickie divorce.
  • wedding: Las Vegas is known for quickie weddings that cut to the chase.
  • today: Just a quickie today as we report further changes in the Come Into My World release.
  • carb: I know that spurning inferior sweets and quickie carbs could turn your life around.
  • tonight: Just a quickie blog tonight to chuck a couple of piccys on of the concert... .
  • post: Sorry, this was supposed to be a quickie post.

Noun used with modifier

  • quota: The quota quickies were a place where you learned your craft, really, weren't they?

Possessives

  • divorce: In September 2003, he and ex-wife Sadie were granted a ' quickie ' divorce, amid bitterness and recriminations.

Preposition: for

  • life: A quickie for Infinite lives, type it in and play the original tape from the start.