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quickie

noun, often attributive
quick·​ie | \ ˈkwi-kē How to pronounce quickie (audio) \

Definition of quickie

: something done or made in a hurry: such as
a : a quickly and usually cheaply produced work (such as a motion picture or book)
b : a hastily performed act of sexual intercourse

Examples of quickie in a Sentence

“Do you have any other questions?” “Just a quickie.” I would like to have a meeting. It'll be a quickie.

Recent Examples on the Web

Chopra is currently in France for what many people think is Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas's second wedding ceremony, following their spur-of-the-moment Vegas quickie. Julyssa Lopez, Allure, "Priyanka Chopra Wore a Blonde Wig in Paris, and the Internet Has Questions," 26 June 2019 For others, orgasms can be utterly overwhelming and exhausting, making them incompatible with an afternoon quickie or early morning bang. Lux Alptraum, SELF, "Faking Orgasms Isn’t the Real Problem—the Real Problem Is Our Limited View of What Sexual Pleasure Looks Like," 20 Nov. 2018 And a few quickies 
 Wentz had a catch with Jeffery during team drills. Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Eagles practice observations: Jalen Mills locks down; Nelson Agholor explodes; Dallas Goedert catches on," 13 June 2018 And a few quickies 
 Reserve quarterback Joe Callahan fired a seam pass to Billy Brown, but the second-year tight end never looked back. Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Eagles practice observations: Carson Wentz is back (sort of); the first depth chart; Jay Ajayi shines," 22 May 2018 My fiance is down for quickies sometimes but not always. Dan Savage, Chicago Reader, "‘I keep having sex dreams about Kanye West’," 16 May 2018 After performing her miracle, Amelia, high off her success, hopped into the MRI machine for a quickie. Patti Greco, Cosmopolitan, "Of Course Amelia's Orgasm Leads to Something Awful on Grey's Anatomy," 29 Sep. 2017 Yet this model of scrupulous, intelligent filmmaking is as uninterested in the development of its characters—of either good guys or bad—as the cheapest exploitation quickie. Mark Feeney, Slate Magazine, "All the President’s Men," 14 June 2017 So if your guy is lying beside you, wake him up for a quickie. Cosmopolitan, "How to Fall Asleep (When You Can't Shut Your Brain Off)," 23 Mar. 2008

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First Known Use of quickie

1926, in the meaning defined above

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quickie

noun

English Language Learners Definition of quickie

informal
: something that is done very quickly
: an act of sexual intercourse that is done in a very short amount of time

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