Quickie

A quickie is casual slang for a brief sexual encounter, one that happens quickly and often spontaneously rather than as an extended session. The word has been in common English use since the early 20th century, well beyond LGBTQ+ culture. In queer contexts it shows up between long-term partners looking to connect in a small window of time, in cruising and hookup settings, and anywhere desire meets a short opportunity. There is nothing lesser about a quickie; it is simply one point on the full range of how people have sex. Consent and safer-sex practices matter just as much in a quickie as in any longer encounter.