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On the q.t.

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Adverb
  1. 1
    in secrecy; not openly wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Quietly; in a secretive manner; clandestinely. idiomatic

    "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'."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of on the Q.T.. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Slang for "on the quiet," attested from 1874.

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