queer-beer 1. n. bad beer; beer of low al-
cohol content. I hate this queer-beer.
Get out the good stuff. Please don’t serve
me any of your queer-beer. 2. n. any
strange person. (Also a term of address.)
Look, queer-beer, stop that right now!
What does that queer-beer think he’s
doing? 3. mod. having to do with homo-
sexuals; homosexual. (Usually deroga-
tory. Resented by homosexuals.) I
won’t wear that queer-beer outfit! Don’t
call me a queer-beer fruitcake! 4. n. a
homosexual male, possibly a female. (See
sense 3.) They say she’s a queer-beer.
That queer-beer is staring at you.
queeredmod. alcohol intoxicated. (In the
sense made bogus.) I feel sort of
queered. How can anybody get so
queered on two beers?
queer fishn. a strange person; an aloof
person. She’s a bit odd. Sort of a queer
fish. He’s a queer fish. Don’t you agree?
queer for somethingmod. in the mood
for something; desiring something. I’m
queer for a beer right now. She’s queer
for him because of his money.
quencher[“kwEntS#] n. a drink of liquor
or beer. I could really use a quencher
about now. How about a nice cold
quencher?
Que pasa?[ke “pas@] interrog. Hello, what’s
going on? (Spanish.) Hey, man! Que
pasa? What’s happening? Que pasa?
quetchGo to kvetch.
quick-and-dirtymod. rapidly and care-
lessly done. I’m selling this car, so all I
want is a quick-and-dirty repair job.
They only do quick-and-dirty work at that
shop.
quick buck and fast buckn. a quickly or
easily earned profit. I’m always on the
lookout to make a fast buck. I need to
make a quick buck without much effort.
quicker than hellmod. very fast. Yo u g e t
over here quicker than hell. Be careful
in the stock market. You can lose all your
money quicker than hell.quick fix 1. n. a quick and probably none
too permanent or satisfactory solution to
a problem. The quick fix isn’t good
enough in this case. He’s a master of the
quick fix. 2. mod. having to do with a
temporary or unsatisfactory solution or
repair. (Usually quick-fix.) Frank is a
master of the quick-fix solution. This
is no time for quick-fix efforts.
quickieGo to quick one.quick one and quickie 1. n. a quick drink
of booze; a single beer consumed rapidly.
I could use a quick one about now. I
only have time for a quickie. 2. n. a quick
sex act. (Usually objectionable.)
They’re in the bedroom having a quick
one. I’m tired of quickies. I want to be
loved!quimp[kWImp] n. a total jerk;a social out-
cast. (Also a term of address.) I don’t
want to live in a dorm full of quimps.
Who is the quimp who packed this thing
wrong?quittern. someone who gives up easily.
Don’t be a quitter. Get in there and fin-
ish the job. Dave has a reputation as a
quitter.quit while one is aheadin. to stop doing
something while one is successful.
When will I learn to quit while I’m ahead?
Get into the market. Make some money
and get out. Quit while you’re ahead.
Quit your bellyaching!exclam. Stop com-
plaining! You’ve been bitching all day!
Quit your bellyaching!quote, unquotephr. a parenthetical ex-
pression said before a word or short
phrase indicating that the word or phrase
would be in quotation marks if used in
writing. So I said to her, quote, unquote,
it’s time we had a little talk. I think my
quote, unquote reputation is ruined.queer-beer