What is the meaning of QUID. Phrases containing QUID
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Quids−in is slang for in profit.
See Quid
Quidlet is British slang for a pound sterling.
stupid person ‘That guy isn’t the full quid.’
Having full control of one's body and mind. See also Not the full 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 corruption of cud, as, in vulgar language, a quid of tobacco.
a chew of tobacco; the cud
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.
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.
Noun. In profit. E.g."After the deduction of my expenses I was still quids-in."
stupid ‘he’s never been the full quid’
Not the full quid is Australian and New Zealand slang for mentally subnormal.
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.
- 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.
Quidlets is British slang for money.
Quid. I'm down a teapot already.
a living’ ‘I’m making a quid, no worries.’
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.
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Alt. of Quiddler
pl.
of Quiddity
v. t.
To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Quiddle
n.
A subtilty; an equivocation.
n.
One who wastes his energy about trifles.
v. t.
As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
n.
A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.
v. i.
To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
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Somebody; one unknown.
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Quiddative.
n.
A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.
v. i.
To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle.
a.
Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
n.
A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.
imp. & p. p.
of Quiddle
n.
A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
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A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.
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One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on.
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The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?
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