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Quim vs Quid - What's the difference?

quim | quid |

As nouns the difference between quim and quid

is that quim is the female genitalia; the vulva while quid is the inherent nature of something.

As an adjective quim

is affectedly nice, prim.

As a verb quid is

to chew tobacco.

quim

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of queme. The English Dialect Dictionary has a citation of "quim and cosh" from 1723 which it glosses as "intimate and familiar". Compare also quaint, cunt. Derivation from Welsh is sometimes suggested, but the OED notes that this is "unlikely on both semantic and phonological grounds".

Noun

(en noun)
  • (vulgar, slang) The female genitalia; the vulva.
  • * 1879 , Anonymous, " No. 1:
    • For one day, when amusing herself with this whim
    The carrot it snapped, and part stuck in her quim .
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses , page 938:
    • Ho! What do I here behold? Were you brushing the cobwebs off a few quims ?
  • * 2005 , Margaret Carter, Maiden Flights (ISBN 1419952595), page 131:
    • Her quim grew wet, ready to welcome it.

    Etymology 2

    . Compare English (m).

    Adjective

  • (Ulster) Affectedly nice, prim.
  • (Ulster) Moving with ease and precision.

    • See also

    * (l)

    quid

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The inherent nature of something.
  • (US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).

    • 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)
  • (historical) A sovereign or guinea.
  • (British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
    • Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
  • (Australia, colloquial) pound
  • (Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
  • (Ireland, colloquial) euro
  • (United States, colloquial) dollar
    • Synonyms
    * (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sov
    Derived terms
    * quids in

    Etymology 3

    Variant of (cud).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of chewing tobacco.
  • *
  • (US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tobacco

    • Verb

    (quidd)
  • To chew tobacco
  • * 1902 , John Masefield,
    • Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played
  • (of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing

    • See also

    * bob * buck * dime * nickel * quarter * Quidditch * trey * zac ----