Meanings
- Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
How's your Mom doing? Are you still in 'Querque area or have you moved? Still with the Lab or have a new job? How are the kidlets?
2005 November 26, Butterfly, “Re: Hi everyone....She's BAAACK!”, in rec.crafts.textiles.quilting (Usenet)2 more examples
I maintain The Phantom Herd was so-o-ome picture, boys. They’ll be getting it here in ’Querque soon—we’ll all go in and see it.
1916 September, B. M. Bower, “To the Victors the Spoils” (chapter 3), in The Heritage of the Sioux, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, published November 1916, pages 42–43Me, too... but, and I think someone mentioned this before, Bermuda [Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz] would be *pretty tired* with 11+ minutes of drum work to do!!!! Ya never know though... if they're gonna do it anywhere it'll be in 'Querque.....
1999 September 4, Beth G., “Albequerque show, anyone taping it?”, in alt.music.weird-al (Usenet)
Origin
Clipping of Albuquerque.
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