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quick⋅ie

[kwik-ee] Informal.
–noun
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.
–adjective
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.

Origin:
1925–30; quick + -ie
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quick·ie   (kwĭk'ē)   
n.   Informal
Something made or done rapidly.
quick'ie adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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quick one

and quickie
  1. n.
    a quick drink of booze; a single beer consumed rapidly. : I could use a quickie about now.
  2. n.
    a quick sex act. (Usually objectionable.) : They're in the bedroom having a quick one.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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