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quid

/kwɪd/ noun

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Latin root: quid Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The inherent nature of something.
  2. A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)
  3. Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.

noun

  1. Pound (currency).
    Seven quid for a toastie? Are you taking the mick?!
  2. A sovereign or guinea, that is, a certain coin or amount of money.
  3. Various national currencies typically known by the name "pound".

noun

  1. A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco.
  2. The act of chewing such tobacco.

verb

  1. To chew tobacco.
  2. To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin quid (“what, something”), neuter singular of quis (“who”).

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