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quid pro quo

this for that; tit for tat (obsolete, but still used by older people); "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"; usually used in legal exchanges with attorneys each giving something to settle a case.
The "quid pro quo" in the divorce was that the wife would get the house and the husband would get the cottage on the lake.
by Ellery Queen II November 29, 2019
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I QUID THIS SHID

It means somebody faked quitting or faked apologizing.
shut up the fuck with your I QUID THIS SHID apology
by SK1 PILOT December 24, 2025
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Quid-Pro-No

The opposite of ‘guid pro quo’: in which there is no (equal or any)return of similar value or action from person to person.
After the massive amount of financial help I gave him; with a ‘guid pro quo’ expectation... I haven’t gotten anything from this dude. He didn’t seem like a ‘Quid-Pro-No’!!!!
by Major Thomas Randle September 20, 2018
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quid pro no-no

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
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Quid

Verb. To do something to someone else that they have already done to you. (From quid pro quo…. Something for something in Latin)
He went and wasted a bunch of money on smart blinds for the house. I should quid him and buy that nice pair of shoes I’ve been looking at
by Carpool Dexter April 19, 2024
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Quid

The best friends anyone could ask for. If you ever find yourself you should consider yourself the luckiest person on earth.
Person one: I think I just found a Quid
Person two: Wow you’re so lucky
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Quid

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."
by Quid, British, mandem. November 15, 2022
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