Secretly, as in They told her on the Q.T. that she was being promoted. This slangy term, in which Q.T. is an abbreviation for "quiet," was first recorded in 1884.
on the Q.T.
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
in secrecy; not openly
Synonyms: secretly, in secret, on the QT
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