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hit it and quit it

hit it and quit it verb: to have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.

Verb

hit it and quit it (third-person singular simple present hits it and quits it, present participle hitting it and quitting it, simple past and past participle hit it and quit it)

  1. (slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.
    • They just want to hit it and quit it. When this white man done had enough, you won't even know where he is.1999, Connie Rose Porter, Imani All Mine, page 105
    • You say to yourself, I'll just hit it and quit it. My girl won't know.2003, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, Some Sunday, page 264

Examples of hit it and quit it in a sentence

  • Keith is just a no good for nothing guy who likes to hit it and quit it.2005, Letitia Anderson, Sins of the Past, page 13:
  • "Just a quick hit it and quit it." Mason knew she was right, but there was a time for everything, even romance.2006, Relentless Aaron, Extra Marital Affairs, page 173:

Forms of hit it and quit it

third-person singular presenthits it and quits it
present participlehitting it and quitting it
past participlehit it and quit it
pasthit it and quit it

Questions about hit it and quit it

What does hit it and quit it mean?
Hit it and quit it means to have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.
How do you use hit it and quit it in a sentence?
Keith is just a no good for nothing guy who likes to hit it and quit it.
What part of speech is hit it and quit it?
Hit it and quit it is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit it and quit it?
The past tense of hit it and quit it is hit it and quit it.

Words near hit it and quit it in the dictionary

  1. hit different
  2. hit hard
  3. hit home
  4. hit into the long grass
  5. hit it
  6. hit it and quit it
  7. hit it big
  8. hit it for six
  9. hit it from the back
  10. hit it off
  11. hit it out of the park

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