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on the qt

on the qt is the alternative form of on the Q.T..

Meaning of on the Q.T.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Quietly; in a secretive manner; clandestinely.
    • Will you be so kind as to impress him with the fact that this expedition is on the Q.T.? Not that I think he will say anythin'.1910, Harold MacGrath, chapter 12, in A Splendid Hazard

Prepositional phrase capitalized: on the QT

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of on the Q.T..

Questions about on the qt

What is on the qt the alternative form of?
On the qt is the alternative form of on the Q.T..
What part of speech is on the qt?
On the qt is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the qt in the dictionary

  1. on the premises
  2. on the prod
  3. on the prowl
  4. on the pull
  5. on the q.t.
  6. on the qt
  7. on the quarter
  8. on the qui vive
  9. on the quiet
  10. on the rack
  11. on the radar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: on the qt (page history and authors); on the QT (page history and authors); on the Q.T. (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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