Quid vs Muid - What's the difference?
quid | muid |
The inherent nature of something.
(US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).
(historical) A sovereign or guinea.
(British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
(Australia, colloquial) pound
(Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
(Ireland, colloquial) euro
(United States, colloquial) dollar
To chew tobacco
* 1902 , John Masefield,
(of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing
As nouns the difference between quid and muid
is that quid is the inherent nature of something while muid is an old French liquid measure of approximately 274.2 litres.As a verb quid
is to chew tobacco.quid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.Noun
(en-noun)- Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
Synonyms
* (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sovDerived terms
* quids inEtymology 3
Variant of (cud).Verb
(quidd)- Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played