QUICKIE


Meaning of QUICKIE in English

/kwik"ee/ , Informal.

n.

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

2. a quickly consumed alcoholic drink.

3. anything taking only a short time, esp. a hurried sexual encounter.

adj.

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

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

[ 1925-30; QUICK + -IE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .