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May 27, 2012
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quick•ie



Pronunciation: (kwik'ē), [key] 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.
1. done, made, assembled, etc., quickly or hurriedly: I'll fix a quickie meal after I get home from the office.
2. achieved or acquired with a minimum of formality: a quickie divorce.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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