"PDQ" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} PDQ (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: pretty damned/darn quick (extra: very quickly, as quickly as possible) Synonyms: toot sweet Hypernyms: ASAP

Noun [French]

Forms: PDQs [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} PDQ m (plural PDQs)
  1. abbreviation of poste de quartier Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: poste de quartier
    Sense id: en-PDQ-fr-noun-wkhZOnDf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
          "darn",
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          "quickly",
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      ],
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        [
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