CUE, noun [Latin] 1. The tail; the end of a thing; as the long curl of a wig, or a long roll of hair. 2. The last words of a speech, which a player, who is to answer, catches and regards as an intimation to begin. A hint given to an actor on the stage, what or when to speak. 3. A hint; an intimation; a short direction. 4. The part which any man is to play in his turn. Were it my cue to fight. 5. Humor; turn or temper of mind. [Vulgar.] 6. A farthing, or farthings worth. 7. The straight rod, used in playing billiards.
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