quickie
noun
a book, story, movie, etc., usually trivial in quality, requiring only a short time to produce.
quickies
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pluralof quickie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“The Weekend,” premiering Sunday, is intended as a polished, genre-bending departure from Nollywood quickies, and it screens in the mature-themed Midnight section of the festival, which runs Wednesday through June 16.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
They don’t do quickies or distraction, but they also don’t do lightness and laughter.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020
But Netflix’s dubious move would be easier to square if the streaming service was devoted exclusively to trash – if it was all Adam Sandler quickies, say, but no Scorsese or Alfonso Cuarón.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2019
Having learned his trade making low-budget quickies for Roger Corman, Demme has always celebrated American junk culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
His best work helming Warner Brother’s Pre-Code quickies was 25 years behind him, not to mention a guest shot at the “Wizard of Oz.”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2012
