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

Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation, and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

Then he went to Reno, Nevada, and got himself a quickie divorce.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride