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    [Noun]  | "cue" | \ ˈkyü \


    1: the letter q

    Origin: circa 1755 ;

     Middle English cu half a farthing (spelled form of , abbreviation for Latin quadrans quarter of an as);

    [Noun]  | "cue" 


    1: a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action

    2: something serving a comparable purpose : hint

    3: a feature indicating the nature of something perceived

    Origin: 1553 ;

     Probably from qu, abbreviation (used as a direction in actors' copies of plays) of Latin quando when;

    [Noun]  | "cue" 


    1: a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool)

    2: a long-handled instrument with a concave head for shoving disks in shuffleboard

    3: queue

    Origin: circa 1749 ;

     French queue, literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe, queue, from Latin cauda;

    [Noun]  | "cue ball" 


    1: the ball a player strikes with the cue in billiards and pool

    Origin: 1881 ;

    [Noun]  | "cue card" 


    1: a large card that can be seen by someone (such as an actor) who is performing or speaking on a stage or on television and that shows the words that the person is supposed to say

    [Verb]  | "cue" 


    1: to give a cue to : prompt

    2: to insert into a continuous performance

    Origin: 1922 ;

     See: ;

    [Verb]  | "cue" 


    1: queue

    2: to strike with a cue

    3: queue

    Origin: circa 1784 ;

     See: ;

    [Idiom]  | "on cue" 


    1: at the exact moment one would expect

    [Idiom]  | "take a/one's cue from" 


    1: to do what is done or suggested by (someone or something)

    [Verb]  | "cue" 


    [Noun]  | "cue" 


    1: a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation);


      * e.g., " ... taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones "



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    [Noun]  | "cue" 


    1: a series of persons or things arranged one behind another;


      * e.g., " ... the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness "



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     [ "cue" ]

    1: Term used by DJs for when a record is playing, but not audible in the mix, while he is preparing and adjusting it to be played next.

      * e.g.,  ... There's a great song on cue. 

     [ "cue" ]

    1: File that links to an iso

      * e.g.,  ... Click on the cue you dumbass! 

     [ "cue" ]

    2: Normally included with an iso

     [ "cue" ]

    1: Short for BBQ

      * e.g.,  ... We're going to cue this weekend as long as it doesn't rain. 

     [ "cue" ]

    1: It's like if "cute" grew up & lost a tee-bag. When something is so cute that it doesn't deserve all 4 letters of the word.

      * e.g.,  ... OMG!!! Did you see that fluffy little puppy with the princess crown? It was SOOO cue! 

     [ "cue" ]

    1: cool; awesome zach made up this word cuz he's cue like dat

      * e.g.,  ... zack is cue because ana said so! 

     [ "Cue-to-Cue" ]

    1: This tech is to jump from one cue to the next, skipping the dialogue in

      * e.g.,  ... Cue-to-Cue can be one of the most frustrating rehearsals. 

     [ "Cue-to-Cue" ]

    2: between. The Stage Manager will prompt the performers to speak the first few lines before

     [ "Cue-to-Cue" ]

    3: a cue, then after the cue has passed the Stage Manager will call “Hold” and will prompt for

     [ "Cue-to-Cue" ]

    4: the next cue or repeat the previous cue. Involves: Stage Manager, Director, Crew,

     [ "Cue-to-Cue" ]

    5: Designers, sometimes Performers.

     [ "Cueing" ]

    1: A common grip used in masturbation where the penis is held only by the thumb and pointer finger of one's hand, rather than by all fingers. The grip shows resemblance to how one would hold a pool cue stick and is certain to produce an excellent orgasm.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Dude, she took forever to jerk me off last night. Her hand kept sliding all over my dick and I barely even came. 

     [ "'cue" ]

    1: Short for barbecue (BBQ)

      * e.g.,  ... Gotta get me some of that 'cue 

     [ "The cue" ]

    1: Motion to move forward with an idea, making it fruitful.

      * e.g.,  ... In modern times the cue is usually taking action by calling or texting and sometimes emailing. 

     [ "The cue" ]

    1: Motion to move forward with an idea, making it fruitful.

      * e.g.,  ... In modern times the cue is usually taking action by calling or texting and sometimes emailing. 

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