quill
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
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Meet Gothic Horror author Julie Lew, and her sapphic debut, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, published with Quill & Crow. #GothicHorror #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorInterview https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/06/author-spotlight-got…
Haniya's hook-up cards: -Hickey -Dark Room -Phoenix Quill #XXLWOOFIA / #XXL猛漢町 / #xxl漢気二丁目 / #XXL同伴集結 / #xxlwolfia
i really need to read the comics omg im Craving peter quill content SOO bad
Learning this is a boomer take because some people do write on their phones, but wait until I tell you kids about printing the whole thing out and editing it by hand like you live in the 1800s because that shit works.…
Siila Watt-Cloutier led the way in defining climate change as a human rights issue. Now the podcast featuring her story is up for a 2026 Quill Award. 👉 Vote here: https://ow.ly/h9ga50YUOel 🎧 Listen to the podcast:…
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The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
He picked up his quill and wrote a poem.
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A pen made from a feather.
"quill" means a pen made from a feather. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"quill" is informal English meaning a pen made from a feather. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a pen made from a feather" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "quill" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Meet Gothic Horror author Julie Lew, and her sapphic debut, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, published with Quill & Crow. #GothicHorror #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorInterview https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/06/author-spotlight-gothic-horror-author-julie-lew/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Haniya's hook-up cards: -Hickey -Dark Room -Phoenix Quill #XXLWOOFIA / #XXL猛漢町 / #xxl漢気二丁目 / #XXL同伴集結 / #xxlwolfia”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i really need to read the comics omg im Craving peter quill content SOO bad”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Learning this is a boomer take because some people do write on their phones, but wait until I tell you kids about printing the whole thing out and editing it by hand like you live in the 1800s because that shit works. Grab a candle and a quill if you want to do this right”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension) Any pen.
He picked up his quill and wrote a poem.
“Siila Watt-Cloutier led the way in defining climate change as a human rights issue. Now the podcast featuring her story is up for a 2026 Quill Award. 👉 Vote here: https://ow.ly/h9ga50YUOel 🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://ow.ly/SxX550YUOek”
— Bluesky· May 2026“PokeMay 2026 Day 4, Top 30 Pokemon #27 Rowlet- Grass Quill Pokemon, Pocket owl of sorts is cool, plus it gathers energy via photosynthesis in day and then is active at night as an owl.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ohh how i long to make peter quill be the obsessed one idk like oohh”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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