A secret "handshake" used by several shadowy societies in Britain concerned with the reestablishment of the Empire, especially in North America.
Person 1: Sir, would you like to exchange quids with me?
Person 2: I do not understand to what you are referring.
Person 1: Ah, my mistake.
Person 3: Excuse me, I could not help but overhear your proffer of trading quids with that fellow. I would be happy to trade quids with you.
Person 1: Ah well in that case, kind sir, please take this quid and also this secret parcel as a gesture of my good will.
Person 2: I do not understand to what you are referring.
Person 1: Ah, my mistake.
Person 3: Excuse me, I could not help but overhear your proffer of trading quids with that fellow. I would be happy to trade quids with you.
Person 1: Ah well in that case, kind sir, please take this quid and also this secret parcel as a gesture of my good will.
by Wide Mouth November 29, 2012
Get the Trading Quids mug.A form of benevolent sexism in which a boss offers sex to an employee in exchange for work-related benefits, such as a pay raise or promotion, but instead places 50 or more crows in the employee’s office the next day.
Person 1: “Did you hear that ‘Beckie’ in HR found 50 crows in her office on Monday morning?”
Person 2: “Oh no that’s terrible!”
Person 1: “Absolutely! I think ‘Mark’ offered her sex in exchange for a raise.”
Person 2: “Oh my! He tricked her with quid pro crow!”
Person 2: “Oh no that’s terrible!”
Person 1: “Absolutely! I think ‘Mark’ offered her sex in exchange for a raise.”
Person 2: “Oh my! He tricked her with quid pro crow!”
by @walrusozempic November 7, 2023
Get the Quid pro crow mug.Where a service is provided on its face pro bono (without payment), but the length of time spent and the complexity of the service means it is likely there is a quid pro quo settlement of the debt occurring somewhere quietly in the background.
The lawyers were acting for the defendant pro bono, but people suspected that it was actually a quid pro bono arrangement as there was no way the lawyer would work for that guilty defendant for free for so long.
by Mezmerina December 18, 2023
Get the Quid pro bono mug.What folks are saying about Clarence and Ginni Thomas’ shamelessly profiteering Supreme Court decision-for-sale antics.
Oh Clarence, how can the public even think for a minute that we are taking bribes for access, that what we’ve done is a quid pro no-no?
by Dr Bunnygirl May 4, 2023
Get the quid pro no-no mug.Innit, some ting dem bi'ish folk say mate which means a dollar wheyyy, a true geeza say it on da dayly mate, Imma go to da pub and get some fish'n'chips mate wheyyy.
Ser William Dinkelschoppel: "Hello my kind sir, would you kindly get me a plate of fish'n'chips please."
Bartender Stewart-Danielson of House Richstern: "That I shall do for, the paultry sum of, 3 Quid, please."
Bartender Stewart-Danielson of House Richstern: "That I shall do for, the paultry sum of, 3 Quid, please."
by Quid, British, mandem. November 15, 2022
Get the Quid mug.She gasped and smiled after he playfully spanked her, then she responded with a frisky quo pro quid on his backside.
by BroccoliCheese November 25, 2022
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