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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuicky
/ˈkwɪk.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action, task, or event that is performed very quickly or in a short amount of time.
"We only had time for a quicky of lunch before the meeting started." - 2
A brief sexual encounter.
"They managed to steal a quicky while the children were playing outside."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English adjective 'quick' combined with the diminutive suffix '-y' or '-ie', which became prominent in informal twentieth-century slang. It initially emerged in North American journalism and colloquial speech to denote anything done rapidly, before broadening to describe brief sexual encounters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quicky" is said worldwide
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vite-fait
Transliteration: /vit.fɛ/
"On a fait ça vite-fait avant de partir."
Quickie
Transliteration: /ˈkvɪki/
"Sie hatten nur Zeit für einen schnellen Quickie."
rapido
Transliteration: /ˈra.pi.do/
"Abbiamo fatto un pasto rapido al bar."
rapidito
Transliteration: /ra.piˈdi.to/
"Hicimos un trabajo rapidito para terminar a tiempo."
rapidinho
Transliteration: /ʁa.piˈdĩ.ɲu/
"Vamos tomar um café rapidinho."
झटपट काम
Transliteration: jhatpat kaam
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने एक झटपट काम किया।"
快餐
Transliteration: kuàicān
Script: 中文汉字
"我们快速地吃了一顿快餐。"
번개
Transliteration: beong-gae
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 번개처럼 일을 끝냈다."
さっと済ませること
Transliteration: satto sumaseru koto
Script: 日本語
"仕事を手際よくさっと済ませた。"
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