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The Latin phrase quid pro quo originally implied that something had been substituted, meaning "something for something" as in I gave you sugar for salt.Early usage by English speakers followed the original Latin meaning, with occurrences in the 1530s where the term referred to substituting one medicine for another, whether unintentionally or fraudulently.
quid novi ex Africa: What of the new out of Africa? less literally, "What's new from Africa?"; derived from an Aristotle quotation quid nunc: What now? Commonly shortened to quidnunc. As a noun, a quidnunc is a busybody or a gossip. Patrick Campbell worked for The Irish Times under the pseudonym "Quidnunc". quid pro quo: what for what
The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the way the Latin language was traditionally pronounced by speakers of English until the early 20th century. Although this pronunciation is no longer taught in Latin classes, it is still broadly used in the fields of biology, law, and medicine. [1]
Quid pro quo is a common strategy in foreign relations “Quid pro quo just means ‘this for that.’ It’s an exchange, and it is a feature of all commerce. The Latin term only sounds sinister ...
status quo: the state in which: The current condition or situation. status quo ante: the state in which [things were] before: The state of affairs prior to some upsetting event. Often used as a legal term. status quo ante bellum: the state before the war: A common term in peace treaties. stet: let it stand
quid pro quo: this for that An equal exchange of goods or services, or of money (or other consideration of equal value) for some goods or services. quo ante: as before Returning to a specific state of affairs which preceded some defined action. quo warranto: by what warrant
As in status quo ante bellum ("as it was before the war"); commonly used as antebellum to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War, primarily in reference to the Southern United States at that time. ante cibum (a.c.) before food: Medical shorthand for "before meals" ante faciem Domini: before the face of the Lord
A Republican congressman defended Trump's conduct toward Ukraine by saying, "If there was a quid pro quo, it certainly wasn't a very effective one."