See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter Q):  Ɋɋ  ʠ  Ｑｑ  ȹ

Descendants

• English: max Q

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q, plural Qs or Q's)Category:English lemmas#QCategory:English letters#QCategory:English nouns#QCategory:Latin script characters#QCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

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

Number

Q (upper case, lower case q, plural Qs or Q's)Category:English lemmas#QCategory:English numeral symbols#QCategory:English nouns#QCategory:Latin script characters#QCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.Category:English ordinal numbers#Q

Pronunciation

(Name of letter:)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kjuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#QCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#Q

  • Audio (UK):

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    Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#Q
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kju/Category:English 1-syllable words#QCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#Q

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• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /kjʉː/Category:English 1-syllable words#QCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#Q
• Rhymes: -uːCategory:Rhymes:English/uː#QCategory:Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable#Q
• Homophones: cue, queue, KewCategory:English terms with homophones#Q

Noun

Q (countable and uncountable, plural Qs)Category:English lemmas#QCategory:English nouns#QCategory:English uncountable nouns#QCategory:English countable nouns#QCategory:English countable nouns#QCategory:English words spelled without vowels#QCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. Abbreviation of questionCategory:English links with redundant wikilinks#QCategory:English links with redundant alt parameters#Q or questionsCategory:English abbreviations#Q.

   Q and ACategory:English terms with usage examples#Q

2. Abbreviation of quarterCategory:English abbreviations#Q.
   1. (slangCategory:English slang#Q, UKCategory:British English#Q) A quarter ounce of a drug.
      • 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, Neighbourhood; Live Yours:

        Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line

        Category:English terms with quotations#Q

3. (electronicsCategory:en:Electronics#Q) Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”)Category:English ellipses#Q.
4. (astronomyCategory:en:Galaxies#Q) Abbreviation of quasarCategory:English abbreviations#Q.
5. (sportsCategory:en:Sports#Q) Abbreviation of qualifiedCategory:English abbreviations#Q.

   Antonym: DNQ

6. American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”)Category:English abbreviations#Q.
7. (card gamesCategory:en:Card games#Q, chessCategory:en:Chess#Q) Abbreviation of queenCategory:English abbreviations#Q.
   • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎, page 23:

     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 (=)

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess‎:

     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+.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

8. (medicineCategory:en:Medicine#Q) Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).

Proper noun

QCategory:English lemmas#QCategory:English proper nouns#QCategory:English uncountable nouns#QCategory:English words spelled without vowels#QCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (literatureCategory:en:Literature#Q, pseudonym) Arthur Quiller-Couch.
2. (IslamCategory:en:Islam#Q, followed by an ayah (verse) number) Abbreviation of QuranCategory:English abbreviations#Q.
3. (theologyCategory:en:Theology#Q, ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#Q) 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)
   • 2006, Brian Han Gregg, The Historical Jesus and the Final Judgment Sayings in Q, Mohr Siebeck, →ISBN, page 103:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

5. (US politicsCategory:en:US politics#Q) Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”)Category:English abbreviations#Q.
   • 2017 December 19, Paris Martineau, “The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only Worse”, in New York‎, archived from the original on 26 December 2018:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2019 March 6, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “How a conspiracy theory about Democrats drinking children’s blood topped Amazon’s best-sellers list”, in Vox‎, archived from the original on 7 March 2019:

     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 of Amazon’s most prominent recommendation lists means that a far larger share of the population will — at a minimum — stumble across these ideas.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

6. (with the, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#Q) Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United StatesCategory:en:Nicknames for cities#QCategory:en:Albuquerque#QCategory:en:Cities in New Mexico, USA#QCategory:en:Cities in the United States#QCategory:en:Places in New Mexico, USA#QCategory:en:Places in the United States#Q.
   • 2011 December 6, E.M. Tippetts, “Dinner and a Movie”, in Someone Else’s Fairytale, book 1, WorkHorse Productions, Inc., published 14 December 2013, →ISBN:

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

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2013, Sharon Niederman, “Michael Thomas Coffee Roasters”, in Explorer’s Guide New Mexico, 2nd edition, Woodstock, Vt.: The Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 89, column 2:

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

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2013 August 21, John Andes, “Blue Monday”, in Loose Ends, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 60:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

   • 2023 August 15, Wren McCabe, Michel Prince, Encased by Steel (The Origins Charter; 1)‎, Michel Prince Books, →ISBN:

     Okay, Albuquerque has a few furniture stores on the north side, plus, Walmart and Target. […] Hey Manny, I’m gonna head into the Q, do you guys need anything here?

     Category:English terms with quotations#Q

Noun

Q (plural Qs)Category:English lemmas#QCategory:English nouns#QCategory:English countable nouns#QCategory:English words spelled without vowels#QCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (slangCategory:English slang#Q) A gadget master, gadget creator.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

See also

• (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Usage notes

• Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletresCategory:Catalan links with redundant wikilinks#Q; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Usage notes

• Only used in the digraph qu for /kʋ/. The Dutch-based spelling uses kw instead.

Alternative forms

• cute

Pronunciation

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Adjective

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese adjectives#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#Q) cute

Pronunciation

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Adjective

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese adjectives#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (TaiwanCategory:Taiwanese Chinese#Q, informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#Q, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture

Pronunciation

Infix

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese infixes#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#Q, vulgarCategory:Chinese vulgarities#Q, euphemisticCategory:Chinese euphemisms#Q) fucking; bloody; damn

   多Q餘 [Cantonese, trad.]
   多Q余 [Cantonese, simp.]

   do¹ kiu¹ jyu⁴ [Jyutping]

   freaking unnecessary

   Category:Cantonese terms with collocations

   多Q事 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   do¹ kiu¹ si⁶ [Jyutping]

   freaking nosy

   Category:Cantonese terms with collocations

   麻Q煩 [Cantonese, trad.]
   麻Q烦 [Cantonese, simp.]

   maa⁴ kiu¹ faan⁴ [Jyutping]

   freaking troublesome

   Category:Cantonese terms with collocations

Pronunciation

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Noun

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese nouns#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#Q) (snooker) cue

Classifier

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese classifiers#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#Q, slangCategory:Chinese slang#Q, figuratively) Classifier for number of sexual intercourses. (as a measure of pricing in prostitution) (clarification of this definition is needed)Category:Requests for clarification of definitions in Chinese entries#Q

   • 睇戲，或者見啲人講笑嗰陣，咪好多時會聽到啲：「喂！幾錢Q呀？」咁上下嘅對白嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     睇戏，或者见啲人讲笑嗰阵，咪好多时会听到啲：「喂！几钱Q呀？」咁上下嘅对白嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013, 合扶道・二媽, 援交妹自白 PT Girlfriend, page 92

     tai² hei³, waak⁶ ze² gin³ di¹ jan⁴ gong² siu³ go² zan⁶, mai⁶ hou² do¹ si⁴ wui⁵ teng¹ dou² di¹: “Wai³! gei² cin² kiu¹ aa³?” Gam³ soeng⁶ haa^6-2 ge³ deoi³ baak⁶ ge²? [Jyutping]

     In movies or when people are joking, you would often hear a saying along the lines of "Hey! How much is a bang?", won't you?

     Category:Cantonese terms with quotations

Pronunciation

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Noun

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese nouns#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#Q) quinella

Pronunciation

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Verb

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese verbs#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (informalCategory:Chinese informal terms#Q) to use QQ, the popular Chinese instant messaging program

Alternative forms

• q, quest, quet, ques, que

Pronunciation

Noun

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese nouns#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#Q) question (in assignments, tests, exams, etc.) (Classifier: 條／条 c)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 條/条#Q

   你考試通常做 long Q先定 short Q先㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你考试通常做 long Q先定 short Q先㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ haau² si³ tung¹ soeng⁴ zou⁶ long¹ kwet¹ sin¹ ding⁶ sot¹ kwet¹ sin¹ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   In exams, which of the following would you usually work on first, long questions or short questions?

   Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples

Pronunciation

Noun

QCategory:Chinese lemmas#QCategory:Chinese nouns#QCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#QCategory:Pages with entries#QCategory:Pages with 36 entries#Q

1. (card gamesCategory:zh:Card games#Q) queen (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 隻/只#QCategory:Chinese nouns classified by 張/张#Q

See also

Pronunciation 1

Pronunciation 2

Usage notes

• Used only in foreign words.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.

Derived terms

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ