Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pdq

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: pdq
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Well, whatever happened, Joe must be taken off the Noakes case p.d.q."

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

toot sweet

Questions

What does pdq mean?: Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible.

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