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DQ

English translation: Dairy Queen

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English term or phrase:DQ
Selected answer:Dairy Queen
Entered by: David Russi

20:12 Jan 14, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: DQ
"the guy that has fuel, he's not at his home number,
he's at the DQ, but you know what, I can go get him if you need it."

The situation takes place in Texas, in a small town, no more context available.
what is DQ?
Dorota Nowakówna
Poland
Local time: 09:42
Dairy Queen
Explanation:
My guess is that it's the Dairy Queen.

http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/
Selected response from:

David Russi
United States
Local time: 01:42
Grading comment
thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +12Dairy Queen
David Russi
4 +1Dairy Queen
Kim Metzger
2Directory Enquiries
David Moore (X)


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
dq
Dairy Queen


Explanation:
My guess is that it's the Dairy Queen.

http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/

David Russi
United States
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Expialidocio (X)
2 mins
agree  Jonathan MacKerron
2 mins
agree  Olga Layer
5 mins
agree  Ioanna Karamanou
9 mins
agree  Mark Berelekhis
9 mins
agree  Alp Berker
17 mins
agree  NancyLynn: DQ lives here....no doubt about it.
21 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
26 mins
agree  JaneTranslates
1 hr
agree  Gina Ferlisi
10 hrs
agree  Sara Mullin
1 day 12 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
2 days 7 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dq
Dairy Queen


Explanation:
http://www.dqtexas.com/

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
2 days 7 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
dq
Directory Enquiries


Explanation:
Just an added bonus for anyone seeking "DQ": in the UK certainly, it means the above, within the telephone operator fraternity / sorority, and given the "home number" context, it is not entirely impossible even here, although I am not sure how close these (what I thought were) UK abbreviations get to Texas...hence the low CL!

David Moore (X)
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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