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quiet quits

quiet quits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiet quit.

Meaning of quiet quit

Verb

quiet quit (third-person singular simple present quiet quits, present participle quiet quitting, simple past and past participle quiet quit or quiet quitted)

  1. (ambitransitive, error-lua-exec, idiomatic) To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
    • Near-synonym: work to rule
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quiet, quit.

Questions about quiet quits

What is quiet quits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quiet quits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiet quit.

Words near quiet quits in the dictionary

  1. quiet move
  2. quiet moves
  3. quiet party
  4. quiet promotion
  5. quiet quit
  6. quiet quits
  7. quiet quitted
  8. quiet quitter
  9. quiet quitters
  10. quiet quitting
  11. quiet revolution

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