PDQ

PDQ

An initialism for "pretty darn/damn quick." Get that warrant and bring it here PDQ! We managed to get across town PDQ considering it was in the middle of rush hour.

XYZPDQ

An initialism for "examine your zipper pretty darn/damn quick" (with "X" used to represent "examine" to fit the pattern of "XYZ"). Said to someone whose pants are unzippered. Hey, Tom, XYZPDQ before you go into the meeting!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

PDQ

mod. pretty damn quick; very fast; very soon. (Initialism.) They had better get this mess straightened out PDQ if they know what’s good for them.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

PDQ

Acronym for “pretty damn quick,” indicating something that has occurred, or will or should occur, with considerable speed. This cliché dates from the late nineteenth century. The earliest citation listed by the OED is dated ca. 1875, when B. Woolf, in the play The Mighty Dollar, had a character say, “That’s right, you’d better step P.D.Q., pretty damn quick.” The synonym ASAP, the acronym for “as soon as possible,” has been used in a variety of contexts since the mid-1900s. For example, in a help wanted ad, “Housekeeper wanted ASAP,” or in a business memorandum, “Call him ASAP; he’ll be glad to talk to you.” ASAP also has been used for computer software (Advanced Systems Analysis Program) and often in music. It is the name of a hard rock band, the title of several popular songs, and the title of a composition by John Cage.
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • WTG
  • YKWIM
  • CTFO
  • BYOM
  • IAW
  • DYOR
  • HBU
  • AITYD
  • DNU
  • YMBJ
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Table 2: Budgeted Pallet Moves for Product PDQ Direct Material B123 1,000 X 1/20 = 50 pallet moves per production order Direct Material A456 1,000 X 1/50 = 20 pallet moves per production order Total for Product PDQ 70 pallet moves per production order of 1,000 If 100,000 units of product PDQ require 100 production orders, then the budgeted annual production of product PDQ will require 7,000 pallet moves.
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PDQ Company Income Statement Revenue $3,800,000 100% Less: Material Expense $1,750,000 46% Less: Direct Labor $250,000 7% Less: Direct Overhead $356,000 9% Cost of Goods Sold $2,356,000 Gross Profit $1,444,000 Less: Marketing and Selling Expense $308,000 8% Less: General and Administrative Expense $954,000 25% Total SG&A Expense $1,262,000 Operating Profit $182,000 * We have deviated here a bit from what Figgie presented in his book.
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PDQ, the nationwide chilled and frozen courier and logistics specialists, continues to build on the success of last year.
PDQ growth continues into 2008!
And while actor Roy Scheider's panicky cop Martin Brody would have had all the bathers out of the water PDQ back in 1975, today's holiday Brits are clearly made of sterner stuff.
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