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'Querque

'Querque proper noun: nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.

Proper noun

'Querque

  1. Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
    • I maintain The Phantom Herd was so-o-ome picture, boys. They’ll be getting it here in ’Querque soon—we’ll all go in and see it.1916 September, B. M. Bower, “To the Victors the Spoils” (chapter 3), in The Heritage of the Sioux, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, published November 1916, pages 42–43
    • Me, too... but, and I think someone mentioned this before, Bermuda [Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz] would be *pretty tired* with 11+ minutes of drum work to do!!!! Ya never know though... if they're gonna do it anywhere it'll be in 'Querque.....1999 September 4, Beth G., “Albequerque show, anyone taping it?”, in alt.music.weird-al (Usenet)

Origin of 'Querque

Clipping of Albuquerque.

Questions about 'Querque

What does 'Querque mean?
'Querque means nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
What part of speech is 'Querque?
'Querque is a proper noun.

Words near 'Querque in the dictionary

  1. 'puter
  2. 'puters
  3. 'q
  4. 'Qs
  5. 'que
  6. 'Querque
  7. 'ques
  8. 'r
  9. 'r' slur
  10. 'r' slurs
  11. 'RA

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