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Rush job
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quickie
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Word definitions for quickie in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"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."
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Quickie " is a song by American recording artist Miguel . It was released as the third single from his 2010 debut album All I Want Is You , and was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on August 2, 2011. The official remix features rapper Big Sean . An ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hurried repair [syn: band aid , quick fix , quicky ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a quickie wedding ceremony in Las Vegas EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Relaxed laws make Vegas the home of quickie weddings, although Jackson himself has never had a girlfriend. ▪ That is quite a different matter from filling ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Something made or done swiftly. 2 A tryst of short duration. 3 (context by extension English) A brief sexual encounter.
Usage examples of quickie.
I got was that you two had a quickie, he was on his way, and that was that.
Tonight, Sheff was using his real pals - Quickie and those others who liked to shoot guns as much as they did craps.
At the turn of the passage, he saw Quickie on the way, talking to a bearded man who accompanied him.
If he could get by Quickie, he might run the gauntlet of the living room.
His captor hauled him to his feet and started him out through the door that Quickie and the swami had passed.
From behind the desk, Sheff purred satisfied words while he gestured toward Quickie, who was standing by, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
Both looked around and saw Quickie, who glanced at a floor lamp as though he were to blame.
With a shrug, Quickie pulled some money from his pocket to join the crap game.
Thugs were on their feet with drawn guns, while Quickie was telling two new members of the tribe just what they were supposed to do.
The assassins hurried to their task, while Quickie joined Sheff and the other thugs in the outer hallway.
The killers hired by Quickie were Cliff Marsland and Hawkeye, agents of The Shadow, who had told them to go after the assignment.
One thug, Quickie, managed to break loose from Hawkeye and run after Sheff, who was cutting through the apartment.
Harry Vincent held Quickie with a handcuff, while Margo Lane was custodian of Madame Yonina, a very curious arrangement, considering the comparative sizes of their wrists.
I bet he was having a quickie with that ghastly countess from the party last night, who is no more of a Frenchwoman than I am.
Writers can turn into hacks by pounding out quickie works to satisfy an existing market.