What is the meaning of QUID. Phrases containing QUID
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Noun. In profit. E.g."After the deduction of my expenses I was still quids-in."
n pound (currency). Quid is to “pound” what “buck” is to “dollar.” The word is very widely recognised and socially acceptable but informal - you could quite easily say: “Well, they offered me ten thousand quid for the car” but you wouldn’t hear any BBC announcers reporting: “The government today authorised a ten million quid increase in health service funding.” This perhaps says more about the BBC than this one particular word, but I digress.
Pounds sterling. If something costs £1 you may be asked for a quid; the word doesn't change in the plural, so £50 is fifty quid
Quid is British slang for one pound sterling. Quid was old British slang for a sovereign. Quid was very old British slang for a guinea.
Quidlet is British slang for a pound sterling.
stupid person ‘That guy isn’t the full quid.’
a living’ ‘I’m making a quid, no worries.’
A corruption of cud, as, in vulgar language, a quid of tobacco.
Not the full quid is Australian and New Zealand slang for mentally subnormal.
one pound (£1) or a number of pounds sterling. Plural uses singular form, eg., 'Fifteen quid is all I want for it..', or 'I won five hundred quid on the horses yesterday..'. The slang money expression 'quid' seems first to have appeared in late 1600s England, derived from Latin (quid meaning 'what', as in 'quid pro quo' - 'something for something else'). Other intriguing possible origins/influences include a suggested connection with the highly secretive Quidhampton banknote paper-mill, and the term quid as applied (ack D Murray) to chewing tobacco, which are explained in more detail under quid in the cliches, words and slang page.
Quid. I'm down a teapot already.
See Quid
A one pound note, equivalent to twelve "shillings". See also Shilling 2. Reference to one's mental state, or lack thereof. e.g. "He is not the full quid, you know! Yes, I heard he's a bleeding lunatic!"
a chew of tobacco; the cud
stupid ‘he’s never been the full quid’
A pound in money is called a quid. It is the equivalent to the buck or clam in America. A five pound note is called a fiver and a ten pound note is called a tenner.
Having full control of one's body and mind. See also Not the full quid
Quidlets is British slang for money.
Quids−in is slang for in profit.
- A pound in money is called a quid. It is the equivalent to the buck or clam in America. A five pound note is called a fiver and a ten pound note is called a tenner.
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pl.
of Quiddity
imp. & p. p.
of Quiddle
n.
A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.
a.
Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
n.
A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.
v. t.
To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses.
n.
One who wastes his energy about trifles.
n.
A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.
v. t.
As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
n.
A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
n.
One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.
a.
Quiddative.
v. i.
To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle.
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Alt. of Quiddler
n.
A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
n.
A subtilty; an equivocation.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Quiddle
n.
The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?
n.
Somebody; one unknown.
v. i.
To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
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