"ICQ" meaning in English

See ICQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌaɪsiːˈkjuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ICQ.wav
enPR: ī"sē-kyū' Etymology: Pun on the pronunciation of "I seek you." Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ICQ
  1. (Internet) A program allowing users to send each other instant messages via the Internet. Tags: Internet Translations (ICQ): ICQ (Chinese Mandarin), ICQ (Russian), а́ська (ásʹka) [feminine, slang] (Russian), ᠠᡞ ᠰᡟᡞ ᡴᡳᠣ (ai syi kio) (Xibe)
    Sense id: en-ICQ-en-name-KrhKFkow Categories (other): Internet

Noun

IPA: /ˌaɪsiːˈkjuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ICQ.wav Forms: ICQs [plural]
enPR: ī"sē-kyū' Etymology: Pun on the pronunciation of "I seek you." Head templates: {{en-noun}} ICQ (plural ICQs)
  1. (amateur radio) A call for acknowledgement.
    Sense id: en-ICQ-en-noun-I6Kgap0n Categories (other): Amateur radio, English entries with incorrect language header, English gramograms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Xibe translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of English gramograms: 24 61 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 56 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Xibe translations: 25 56 19

Verb

IPA: /ˌaɪsiːˈkjuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ICQ.wav Forms: ICQs [present, singular, third-person], ICQing [participle, present], ICQed [participle, past], ICQed [past]
enPR: ī"sē-kyū' Etymology: Pun on the pronunciation of "I seek you." Head templates: {{en-verb}} ICQ (third-person singular simple present ICQs, present participle ICQing, simple past and past participle ICQed)
  1. (transitive, Internet) To send an instant message to (someone) using ICQ. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-ICQ-en-verb-AW-o-YDX Categories (other): Internet

Inflected forms

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