"Qq" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English . The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more. The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for. | 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-reationaldrug 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 a stimulant 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 navalvessels 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 Q tip noun 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 .
