What does "pdq" mean?

Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible.

What is a synonym for "pdq"?

Common synonyms include: apace, asap, at once, away, cancer database, decisively.

adv, slang

adv, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Adverb

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Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism, not-comparable
"Well, whatever happened, Joe must be taken off the Noakes case p.d.q."

"Well, whatever happened, Joe must be taken off the Noakes case p.d.q."