Q

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

Character

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

Origin

From Latin Q.

Forms

q Qs Q's

Proper noun

  1. Arthur Quiller-Couch.
  2. number) 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. - 2006, Brian Han...
  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...
    • 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...
    • At the end of her report, Coaston concluded, “Most people have never heard of QAnon, or Q — and that includes most of Donald Trump’s supporters.” That’s still the case, but the fact that this book is at the top of some...
  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. - 2011 December 6, E.M. Tippetts, “Dinner and a Movie”, in Someone Else’s Fairytale, book 1, WorkHorse Productions, Inc., published...
    • Some folks in “the Q” prefer to drink the Fair Trade Guatemalan coffee fresh roasted in this locally owned small café. - 2013, Sharon Niederman, “Michael Thomas Coffee Roasters”, in Explorer’s Guide New Mexico, 2nd...
    • Great, I call Ahmed and he comes to the Albuquerque airport car rental spot. […] We’ll buy the cutting powder and small plastic bags and everything else we need in the Q. - 2013 August 21, John Andes, “Blue Monday”, in...

Origin

Shortening

Derived

GQP Qaren Qcumber Q drop Qultist

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Abbreviation of question or questions.
    • Q and A
  2. Abbreviation of quarter.

    1. (slang, UK) A quarter ounce of a drug.

      • Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line - 2023 June 1, Dave, Central Cee, Jim Legxacy, Jo Caleb, Jonny Leslie, Kyle Evans, “Sprinter” (track 2), in Split Decision, performed by Dave and Central Cee,...
  3. Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).
  4. Abbreviation of quasar.
  5. Abbreviation of qualified.

    Antonyms: DNQ

  6. American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
  7. Abbreviation of queen.
    • 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=) - 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23:
    • The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+. - 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering...
  8. Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).

Forms

Qs

Derived

DQ DSQ q RIQ RLQ RQQ

Noun slang

  1. A gadget master, gadget creator.

Origin

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.

Forms

Qs

Related

Eye-Q Q angle Q-ball Q-Day Q-line Q-pop Q rating Q-slur Suzie Q

Numeral

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

Forms

q Qs Q's