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q

noun

  1. letter
  2. something shaped like the letter Q
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kjuː/ / /k/ / /kju/ / /kjʉː/

character

Etymology: From Latin Q.

  1. The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

det

Etymology: From Latin quaque (“every”).

  1. Each, every (with a time interval).

    175 mg/m² q 3 wks

name

Etymology: Shortening

  1. Arthur Quiller-Couch.
  2. Abbreviation of Quran.
  3. The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)

    In comparing Q 10:10–11 and Mark 6:11, there is no reliable way to determine which exact form of the saying is more primitive, the third person account of Mark or the direct speech recorded in Q.

  4. Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”).

    In this fantasy world, all of the far right’s wildest dreams come true: Q promises that Clinton, Obama, Podesta, Abedin, and even McCain are all either arrested and wearing secret police-issued ankle monitors, or just about to be indicted; that the Steele dossier is a total fabrication personally paid for by Clinton and Obama; and that the Las Vegas massacre was most definitely an inside job connected to the Saudi-Clinton cabal.

    In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.

  5. Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.

    “So you’re from the Q?” he said. / “The Q?” said Donovan. / “Albuquerque,” said Jason.

    Some folks in “the Q” prefer to drink the Fair Trade Guatemalan coffee fresh roasted in this locally owned small café.

noun

Etymology: From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.

  1. A gadget master, gadget creator.

num

Etymology: From Latin Q.

  1. The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.