Meaning & use
quickie
Something done, made, or completed quickly, with little time or effort spent on it.
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They grabbed a quickie lunch between meetings instead of sitting down to eat.
The reporter filed a quickie summary of the game before writing the full story later.
A note on using this word
Quickie is casual and versatile, describing anything from a fast meal to a brief informal interview.
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