ICQ
English
Etymology
Pun on the pronunciation of "I seek you."
Pronunciation
Noun
ICQ (plural ICQs)
- (amateur radio) A call for acknowledgement.
Proper noun
ICQ
- (Internet) A program allowing users to send each other instant messages via the Internet.
Translations
ICQ
Verb
ICQ (third-person singular simple present ICQs, present participle ICQing, simple past and past participle ICQed)
- (transitive, Internet) To send an instant message to (someone) using ICQ.
- 2000 January 14, Greg Miller, "Ethernet Is Changing Dorm Life"[1], Los Angeles Times,
- "My friends ICQ me before they call me just to make sure I'm there," said Kurera, a 19-year-old sophomore […]
- 2000 January 14, Greg Miller, "Ethernet Is Changing Dorm Life"[1], Los Angeles Times,