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q-word

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Q-word (“(linguistics) question word”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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noun

Meaning 2

The word queer.

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noun

Meaning 3

The word quiet, taken as a bad omen that once uttered the workplace will suddenly become exceptionally busy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

Qualifier: at a workplace

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noun

Meaning 4

Any word beginning with q, especially one that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

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noun

Meaning 5

A question word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

Alternative letter-case form of q-word (“any word beginning with q”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Etymology

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