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quick·ie

 (kwĭk′ē)
n. Informal
1. Something made or done rapidly.
2. An act of sexual intercourse that is done quickly and often furtively.
quick′ie adj.
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quickie

(ˈkwɪkɪ) or

quicky

n
1. (Brewing) Also called (esp Brit): quick one a speedily consumed alcoholic drink
2.
a. anything made, done, produced, or consumed rapidly or in haste
b. (as modifier): a quickie divorce; a quickie ceremony.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

quick•ie

(ˈkwɪk i)

n.
1. something produced, done, or enjoyed in only a short time.
adj.
2. accomplished quickly with minimal formality: a quickie meal.
[1925–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quickie - hurried repairquickie - hurried repair      
quick fix, quicky, band aid
fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again
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rapidinha

quickie

[ˈkwɪkɪ] N (= question) → pregunta f cortita; (= drink) → copita f; (= sex) → polvito m
to have a quickie (= drink) → tomarse una copita; (= sex) → echarse un polvito
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quickie

[ˈkwɪki] n (= question) → question f rapide
to have a quickie (= drink) → boire un coup en vitesse (= game) → faire une partie rapide (= sex) → tirer un coup en vitesse quickie divorce n → divorce m express
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quickie

n (inf) (= drink) → eine(r, s) auf die Schnelle (inf); (= question) → kurze Frage; (= sex) → Quickie m (inf); the meeting has to be a quickie → mit der Besprechung müssen wirs kurz machen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quickie

[ˈkwɪkɪ] n (fam) → cosa fatta velocemente; (question) → domanda veloce
do you fancy a quickie? (drink) → andiamo a bere qualcosa?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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