"Qq" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot

Qq
Q noun 1 a homosexual. An abbreviation of QUEER US, 1968. 2 of drugs,
generally marijuana, a quarter of an ounce
UK, 1997. 3 the rec-
reational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™
US, 1977.
4 in a deck of playing cards, a queen US, 1991. 5 barbecue US, 2001.
6 in American casinos, a $25 chip. An abbreviation of QUARTER US,
1983
Q nickname the San Quentin state prison in San Rafael, California US,
1951
Q and A a question and answer session US, 1997
qat noun 1 methcathinone US, 2003. 2 leaves of catha edulis, astimu-
lant also called K, khat or kat, originating in the Horn of Africa and
the Arabian peninsula, legally available in the UK and similar to
amphetamine in effect when chewed. Also known as ‘qaadka’
UK,
1996
Q boat noun an unmarked police car with plain clothes officers.
From the name given to disguised naval vessels in World War 1 UK,
1977
QE verb to turn Queen’s Evidence (to give evidence for the
prosecution against your alleged accomplices)
UK, 1996
Q-ship noun among hot rodders, a high-performing car that appears
to be a conventional car. Taken from the early C20 meaning of an
armed and camouflaged merchant ship used as a decoy
US, 1965
Q-sign noun of a very sick hospital patient, the open mouth with the
tongue hanging out. Medical wit; the ‘Q’ is an image of the mouth
and tongue as described. The O-SIGN is not quite as serious UK, 2002

QT noun < on the QT quietly, in strict confidence UK, 1884
Qtipnoun in poker, a queen and a ten US, 1996
quack noun 1 a doctor of medicine. Following an earlier (mid-C17)
sense as ‘a pretended doctor’, abbreviated from ‘quacksalver’ (one
who sells his salves by noisy patter or ‘quacking’). The current
sense, spread through military use, does not imply any lack of
qualification or a degree of salesmanship AUSTRALIA, 1919. 2 a
hospital patient who feigns symptoms in order to receive
attention, prescription medication or both
US, 1978. 3 in poker, a
player who complains loudly when losing US, 1979. 4 the recreational
drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ US, 1985. 5 a
firefighter. New York police slang US, 1997. 6 a novice surfer US, 1977
quacker noun a Kawasaki motorcycle UK, 1979
quackery noun forensic scientists; a forensic science department.
Police use; always used with ‘the’. Probably a pun on QUACK (a
doctor) UK, 1971
quackie noun a white person TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1971
quack-quack noun 1 a duck. An echoic term, used by, or to, infants
UK, 1865. 2 a commotion TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1982
quad noun 1 a quadriplegic US, 1980. 2 in trucking, a quadriplex trans-
mission that provides twenty forward gears and four reverse US,
1971. 3 the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as
Quaaludes™ US, 1980. 4 a carburettor with four barrels US, 1965. 5 a
clumsy, inept fool. An evolved SQUARE CANADA, 1993
quad-fifty noun a quadruple mount .50 calibre machine gun, a
devastating truck-drawn trailer-mounted weapon. Originated in
World War 2
US, 1953
quadruplets noun in poker, four cards of the same rank US, 1979

quads noun 1 the quadriceps muscles US, 1984. 2 in poker, a hand with
all four cards of the same rank
US, 1996
quaff verb to drink alcohol UK, 1955
quail noun 1 a woman US, 1859. 2 a girl under the legal age of consent.
A shortened form of SAN QUENTIN QUAIL US, 1976. 3 a twenty-five cent
betting token used in of craps US, 1983
Quaker oat noun a coat. Rhyming slang, formed from Quaker
Oats™, a brand of porridge
UK, 1932
quality noun < the quality anyone who is not a member of the
travelling community
IRELAND, 1993
quango noun a government-financed, notionally independent body
with a powerful interest in a given field of interest. An acronym for
Quasi Non-Government(al) Organisation or Quasi-Autonomous
National Government Organisation
UK, 1973
quanker noun in Nova Scotia, a duck-calling device CANADA, 1945
quare adjective mediocre UK, 1983
quare hawk noun someone who is unconventional in some way
IRELAND, 1989
quare one noun wife IRELAND, 1997
quar ice noun water that has oozed through the ground through
snow and frozen on the surface CANADA, 1955
quarked out adjective under the influence of drugs US, 1999
quarm verb (used of a man) to behave in an exaggerated, effeminate
manner
BAHAMAS, 1982
quart noun 1 a twenty-five cent piece BARBADOS, 1965. 2 in poker, four

cards of the same suit in sequence US, 1979
quarter noun 1 a quarter of an ounce of drugs, especially cocaine US,
1968. 2 a quarter of a kilo of drugs UK, 1996. 3 twenty-five dollars’
worth of drugs. Also called a ‘quarter bag’ US, 2001. 4 a prison
sentence of 25 years
US, 1964. 5 a jail sentence of three months.
Also referred to as ‘quarter bit’ and ‘quarter stretch’ UK, 1977. 6 in
American casinos, a $25 chip US, 1980. 7 twenty-five pounds of
weights used in lifting US, 1989. 8 a cigarette US, 1958
quarter bird noun one quarter pound of cocaine US, 1999
quarter-deck verb during US Marine Corps basic training, to
administer physical discipline or Incentive Physical Training US, 2004
quarter house noun a place where mid-level heroin dealers do
business US, 1978
quarter rock noun crack cocaine US, 1993
quart store noun a store that sells beer on the retail level US, 1997
quartz noun methamphetamine that is smoked UK, 1998
Quasar noun a woman. A strained allusion to a Quasar television
advertising slogan – ‘works in a drawer’, and then punning on
‘drawers’ as an item of female underwear US, 1976
quashie noun a country-dweller; an unsophisticated peasant. Possibly
from C18 Quashee, an African name, adopted by white people as
a general name for any black person UK, 1997
Quasimodo noun soda water. Rhyming slang, formed from ‘The
Hunchback of Notre Dame’ UK, 1992
quat noun in betting, odds of 4–1 UK, 1991
quater noun twenty-five cents. A corruption of ‘quarter’ US, 1980
quater; quarter; quaterer adjective four. Polari, from Italian quattro
UK, 1996
quaver verb 1 to dither, especially over whether or not to make a

purchase UK, 1979. 2 to potter about; to tinker UK, 1979
quaverer noun a vacillating, or uncertain, customer. From QUAVER UK,
1979
quawk noun uncooked frozen meat or fish CANADA, 1947
quay; quas noun the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as
Quaaludes™ US, 1997
quean noun 1 an effeminate male homosexual; an ageing passive
homosexual
UK, 1935. 2 a lesbian. A term used by male homosex-
uals
UK, 1984
quean up verb in male homosexual society, to adopt girlish
mannerisms and affectations; to use cosmetics and to primp.
British gay slang
UK, 1972
queased out adjective nauseated, sick US, 1993
Quebec wrench noun a beer bottle opener. The high consumption
rate of beer in Quebec is the source of this oral slang item
CANADA,
2001
queber noun a social outcast US, 1987
queeb noun a bisexual US, 1988
queef noun the passing of air from the vagina US, 2002
queef verb to expel air from the vagina, intentionally or not US, 2000
queen noun 1 an obviously homosexual male AUS TRALIA, 1924. 2 a
mother. As the ruler of the house
UK, 2002. 3 a popular girl US, 1959.
4 a girlfriend, mistress or prostitute US, 1968. 5 an enthusiast of the
preceding thing or activity
US, 1999

Queen noun < for the Queen used to describe extra days added as
punishment to a sentence of imprisonment
UK, 1996. < go
Queen’s; turn Queen’s
to turn Queen’s evidence, that is, to give
evidence against co-defendants, usually to your own advantage UK,
1996. < the Queen the National Anthem. Before this we stood for
‘the King’ UK, 1952
Queen Anne is dead a catchphrase retort on old news. Later vari-
ations – ‘Queen Elizabeth and my Lord Baldwin’ – have not
survived
UK, 1722
queen bee noun 1 the alpha male in a group of homosexuals.
Punning on QUEAN. The Guild Dictionary of Homosexual Terms,
1965, offers this definition: ‘usually, but not always, an auntie with
money, an entourage, and numbers (sex-partners). Frequently he is
elderly and, most always, an agreeable person.’
US, 1965. 2 a hetero-
sexual woman who seeks out the company of homosexual men
US, 1957
Queen Charlotte tuxedo noun a heavy grey Stanfield’s undershirt
CANADA, 1989
queenie noun a prostitute US, 1964
Queenie nickname Queensland, Australia AUSTRALIA, 1994
Queen Mary noun 1 a surfboard that is too big for the surfer using
it. Named after the ocean liner, not a royal female US, 1964. 2 a large
tank truck. An ocean liner reference US, 1954
Queen of Mean nickname Leona Helmsley (b.1920), American
hotelier and prototype of greed during the Reagan era US, 1997
Queen of the Jukebox nickname Dinah Washington (1924–1963), a

brilliant vocalist in the jazz, pop and R&B genres US, 1975
Queen of the South noun the mouth. Rhyming slang, formed from
the name of a Scottish football club UK, 1992
Queen’s Cowboys nickname the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
CANADA, 1989
queen’s gaff noun the anus. An allusion to WINDSOR CASTLE ,aroyal
GAFF (residence) in Berkshire which also serves as rhyming slang
for ‘arsehole’ UK, 1992
Queenslander noun a type of weatherboard house raised on stilts
AUSTRALIA, 1994
Queen’s Necklace nickname in Mumbai, the view after dark of the
sparkling lights on Marine Drive (now Netaji Subhash Road) INDIA,
2002
Queens Park Ranger noun a stranger. Rhyming slang, formed from
the full name of QPR, the London football club, Queens Park
Rangers UK, 1961
queen’s r ow noun an area in a prison reserved for blatantly homo-
sexual prisoners US, 1967
Queen Street bushie; Queen Street cowboy; Queen Street
ringer noun in Queensland, a city person with pretences to country
living, such as dressing like a cowboy or driving a 4WD
AUSTRALIA,
2003
queen tank noun a jail holding cell reserved for flamboyantly
effeminate homosexual men
US, 1988
queeny adjective 1 blatantly homosexual US, 1979. 2 showy,
melodramatic, affected
US, 1997
queer noun 1 a homosexual man or a lesbian. Usually pejorative, but

also a male homosexual term of self-reference within the gay
underground and subculture
US, 1914. 2 counterfeit money UK, 1812
queer verb to spoil something; to ruin something; to interfere with
something
UK, 1812. < queer a pitch to spoil a situation or a
circumstance; to undermine someone’s efforts UK, 1875
queer adjective 1 homosexual. Derogatory from the outside, not from
within US, 1914. 2 catering to or patronised by homosexuals US, 1957.
3 driven by deep and perverse sexual desires US, 1967. 4 not good;
out of fashion. Like ‘gay’, ‘queer’ has been hijacked from its
homosexual context US, 1997. 5 counterfeit US, 1951. < to be queer
for
to be fond of someone or something US, 1953
queer and nasty, try another service nickname the Australian
airline QANTAS. Most airlines seem to be the subject of jocular
puns. ‘Queers and Nancies Trading as Stewards’ had some
circulation in the 1980s
AUSTRALIA, 2002
queer as a clockwork orange adjective 1 obviously homosexual.
Plays on
QUEER (unusual/homosexual) UK, 1973. 2 unusual or
suspicious. Predates the novel Clockwork Orange (1962) by
Anthony Burgess UK, 1980
queer as a four -speed walking stick adjective unusual;
ostentatiously homosexual. Popularised by raconteur ‘Blaster’ Bates
(b.1922)
UK, 1984
queer as a left-handed corkscrew adjective unusual;
ostentatiously homosexual UK, 1970s

queer as a nine-bob note adjective 1 ostentatiously homosexual.
Plays on QUEER (unusual/homosexual) UK, 1984. 2 unusual or
suspicious. The most ‘queer’ (unusual) thing about a nine BOB
(shilling) note is that it has never existed; the phrase survived
decimalisation in 1971, which ‘bob’ failed to do
UK, 1984
queer as a nine-bob watch adjective suspicious. So cheap it must
be suspect
UK, 1984
queer as a three-dollar bill adjective ostentatiously homosexual US,
1966
queer as fuck adjective definitely homosexual; ostentatiously gay.
QUEER (homosexual) plus ‘as fuck’ (an intensifier); punned in the
popular television drama series about gay culture, Queer As Folk
AUSTRALIA, 1997
queerbait; queer-bait noun a man who commands the attention
of homosexual men, whether he is homosexual or not
US, 1957
queer-bashing verb an attack (usually physical) of a homosexual
because of his sexuality UK, 1970
queer beer noun weak, watery beer. More commonly reduplicated as
‘near beer’
US, 1976
queerie noun a homosexual NEW ZEALAND, 1998
queer jack noun counterfeit money US, 1949
queer-rolling noun the practice of attacking and robbing homosex-
uals UK, 1977
queer’s lunch box noun the male crotch US, 1964
Queer Street noun < in Queer Street; on Queer Street
experiencing difficulties, especially financial difficulties; in a vulner-

able position UK, 1952
queeve verb to experience a loss of energy US, 1984
quegg noun a homosexual. Possibly a compound of QUEER (homose-
xual or odd) and
EGG (a person) UK, 2001
Quel Chagrin noun Queen’s Counsel. From the initials QC CANADA,
2002
query noun a test or examination US, 1976
ques noun the question mark (?) character on a computer keyboard
US, 1991
queue noun < put on a queue (of a woman) to have sex with a
line of partners, one after the other AUSTRALIA, 1970
quezzie noun a question UK, 2002
quiche-eater noun a sensitive male; an effeminate male US, 1984
quiche out verb to concede defeat in a cowardly manner; to behave
in a weak or effeminate manner. Probably from the notion that
‘real men don’t eat quiche’ UK, 2006
quean up | quiche out 524
quick and dirty adjective constructed as quickly as possible US, 1991
Quickdraw McGraw noun the US Secret Service agent who is
closest to the president. Quickdraw McGraw was a Hanna Barbera
cartoon that first aired in 1959; ironically, the character Quickdraw
McGraw was not a quick draw, but his name has survived,
implying that which the character was not
US, 1981
quick-go noun in a sport, a player who does not last very long on a
team US, 1972
quickie noun 1 a sexual encounter that is carried out quickly US, 1950.
2 an alcoholic drink taken hastily AUSTRALIA, 1969. 3 something that is
accomplished quickly

US, 1940. 4 an unexpected, quickly executed
manoeuvre or piece of trickery US, 1950
quickie adjective carried out quickly US, 1940
quick-lunch noun a fast-food small restaurant CANADA, 1959
quickness noun < with a quickness as soon as possible US, 1997
quick one noun an unexpected act of betrayal US, 1950
quick one off the wrist noun 8see: ONE OFF THE WRIST
quick pussy noun a secure NATO communications system CANADA,
1995
quick-smart adverb quickly AUSTRALIA, 1952
quick-starts noun running shoes US, 1990
quick thinking, Batman! used for a humorous, if sarcastic,
response to another’s observation or conclusion. From the
Batman comic and television series (1966–1968). The television
series launched several catchphrases into the vocabulary to a far
greater extent than the comic books had
US, 1968
quick-turn burn noun the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter
jet in less than five minutes US, 1991
quid noun 1 a pound sterling; pounds sterling. Deriving perhaps from
Latin quid (what?), later suggesting ‘the wherewithal’. Note too UK
dialect quid (a wad of tobacco). The quid has survived
decimalisation (1971) and several centuries of inflation; originally
coined as ‘a guinea’ (1 pound, 1 shilling), in C 19 it became ‘a
sovereign’
UK, 1688. 2 some money. Still in use despite the fact that
pounds went out in 1966 when Australia changed over to decimal
currency (dollars and cents) AUSTRALIA, 1976. 3 five dollars. If a pound
is five dollars, so must be a quid US, 1988. < not the full quid
without a full complement of intelligence AUSTRALIA, 1944

quid deal noun a drug sale involving one pound’s worth of drugs,
usually marijuana
UK, 1983
quids noun a large amount of money AUSTRALIA, 1930. < not for
quids
not for anything AUSTRALIA, 1941. < wouldn’t be dead for
quids
I am generally happy with my life and circumstances
AUSTRALIA, 1986
quids in adjective prospering; at an advantage. Figurative use of
actual profit measured by the
QUID ( £1) UK, 1919
quietie noun a quiet drink AUSTRALIA, 1995
quiet-side adjective secret US, 1976
quiff noun 1 the vagina; a woman as sex object; a prostitute. Archaic
in the US, but understood in context
UK, 1923. 2 by extension, a
male homosexual
US, 1977
quill noun 1 anything used to snort powdered drugs; the drugs
themselves
US, 1935. 2 cocaine UK, 1998. 3 heroin UK, 1996
quill pig noun a porcupine. Michigan Upper Peninsula usage US, 2003
quilty adjective luxurious US, 1976
quim noun the vagina; used objectively as a collective noun for
women, especially sexually available women
UK, 1735
quimby noun a person completely lacking in social graces US, 1997
quimmo noun a fool; an unpleasant individual. Extending QUIM (the
vagina) as a synonym for

CUNT UK, 1999
quince noun an effeminate male; a homosexual AUSTRALIA, 1941.
< get on your quince to annoy you AUSTRALIA, 1941
quinella noun in horse racing, a bet on the first two to finish in
either order
US, 1991
quinine noun inthegameofcraps,thenumbernineUS, 1950
quint noun in poker, five cards of the same suit in sequence US, 1979
quint major noun in poker, a sequence of five cards, same suit,
ending with the face cards
US, 1988
quitter noun a suicide US, 1982
quiver noun 1 a selection of surfboards used for different surf con-
ditions
US, 1977. 2 cocaine UK, 1999
quivver-giver noun an attractive person US, 1947
quiz noun a roadside sobriety test US, 1976
quiz room noun a room where the North Vietnamese interrogated
US prisoners of war US, 1990
quizzy adjective nosey NEW ZEALAND, 1988
quoit noun theanus;thebacksideAUSTRALIA, 1919
quokka soccer noun on Rottnest Island, running around kicking
quokkas as a type of entertainment. The ‘quokka’ is a small rare
native marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern West
Australia AUSTRALIA, 1999
quong noun the testicle. Usually in the plural UK, 2002
quorum noun in poker, the agreed-upon minimum number of
players to continue a game US, 1979
quote verb in criminal circles, to vouch for someone UK, 2000
quo vadis noun unfashionable or unpopular music. Probably refers

to the 1951 film Quo Vadis and the rock group Status Quo,formed
in 1967 and, in 2003, still working, with the implication that both
entertainments are dated UK, 2003
quozzie; quoz noun a disabled or deformed person. Derived from
Quasimodo, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ UK, 2000
525 quick and dirty | quozzie; quoz