quickie

American  

[kwik-ee] / ˈkwɪk i /

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, especially a hurried sexual encounter.

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adjective

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.

quickie British  

/ ˈkwɪkɪ /

noun

1. Also called (esp Brit): quick one.  a speedily consumed alcoholic drink

2. 1. anything made, done, produced, or consumed rapidly or in haste

   2. ( as modifier )

      a quickie divorce

      a quickie ceremony

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Etymology

Origin of quickie

First recorded in 1925–30; quick + -ie

Example Sentences

Deeply saddened by his passing, as many millennials were, I walked to the bathroom for a quickie corporate cry.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

A number about a quickie wedding is called “Midnight Trip to Vegas,” but the groom has already hand-delivered Lopez’s invitation.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Lately, she’s been teaching classes on making bagels — not the quickie recipe, but the overnight version.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

And so in September, Marie went down to Tijuana to get a quickie divorce, which was very popular back then.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2023

So my baba and maman made the four-hour drive to Reno, Nevada, to secure a quickie divorce.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi