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quicky

noun·Advancedinformal

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UK/ˈkwɪki/
US/ˈkwɪki/

Meaning

  1. nouncountableinformal

    Something done, made or finished in a very short time, such as a brief meeting or a hasty snack.

    Grammar: Takes an article: have a quicky, a quicky meeting. The spelling quickie is more common.

    Patterns

    • have a quicky
    • a quicky something

    Can we have a quicky before the next class starts?

    I only need a quicky haircut, nothing fancy.

    It was just a quicky, so we did not book a room.

Word forms

pluralquickies

Common combinations

have a quicky
Let's have a quicky in the hallway about the schedule.
a quicky wedding
They had a quicky wedding at the registry office.
quicky meeting
We held a quicky meeting before the shift.
a quicky before lunch
We grabbed a quicky before lunch to settle the details.

Synonyms and how they differ

quickie
Quickie is the standard spelling of the same word, and quicky is simply the less common variant.
rush job
Rush job stresses that something was hurried and maybe sloppy, while quicky can be neutral or even friendly.
brief
Brief is neutral and suits formal writing, but quicky is casual speech.

Word family

quick adjective
fast
quickly adverb
in a fast way
quicken verb
to become or make faster
quickness noun
speed

Commonly confused: quicky or quickie?

quicky vs quickie

Quickie is the usual spelling. Quicky means the same thing but looks like a spelling mistake to many readers, and the word can carry a suggestive meaning in some contexts.

Practice

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