2007-09-15 04:48:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is an abbreviation for the word quiet..
"On the q.t. is slang for quietly. q.t.. is an abbreviation for quiet. The phrase dates to at least 1884 when it appears in George Moore’s A Mummer’s Wife: "
(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition)
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2007-09-15 06:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by suisse shoggi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keep It On The Qt
2016-12-16 12:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means that whatever they were just telling you about was not for public consumption! In other words you should keep it QuieT!
2007-09-15 05:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means keep it to yourself...keep it quiet!!
2007-09-15 04:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by munkety tunkety 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it quiet--as in, don't tell anyone.
2007-09-15 05:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ont2.htm
2007-09-15 04:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋