A 4Q-Letter Word

(My parents and I are watching the TV show “Bones”. It should be noted that while my dad does cuss fairly badly, I only recently started imitating him and don’t do it nearly as often, while my mom generally just uses safe swears. Additionally I remained extremely innocent until college. Two characters in the show are translating various texting shorthand phrases and finally get to “4Q,” which one of them says is self-explanatory.)

Mom: “What does ‘4Q’ stand for?”

Me: *without missing a beat* “F*** you.”

Mom: “[My Name]!”

Me: “Mom, I’m 25.”

Mom: *still slightly off-balance* “Yes, but still…”

Me: “And [Character] said it’s self-explanatory. Plus, ‘4Q’ sounds like ‘fork you’ if you slur it slightly.”

Mom: “True, but still…”