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English Slang and Idioms

This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms, expressions, and a lot more, available in English. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.

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Q-sign
n. comatose patient with mouth open and tongue hanging out

quads
n. quadrucep muscles (on the front of the thigh, visible near the knee)

quant
n. financial analyst who uses quantitative techniques

quarterback
v. lead; manage; be in charge of something or somebody

que pasa
idiom. what's up? how are you? what's going on? (from Spanish)

queer
adj. of or pertaining to homosexuals

queer
n. homosexual (typically male)

quick buck
n. profit rapidly and readily earned

quick fix
n. simple, rapid solution that is usually not practical in the long term

quick fix
n. solution that is neither good nor durable

quick one
n. sexual relations done quickly

quick-and-dirty
adj. something done rapidly and sloppily

quickie
n. sexual relations done quickly

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