on the QT

quietly; secretly. (An abbreviation of quiet.) The company president was making payments to his wife on the QT. The mayor accepted a bribe on the QT.

mod. in secret; secretly. (From QuieT.) He said it on the QT so no one else knows except you and me.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Federigo	fe-de-REE-go	Italian
Augustine	[ɔ:'gʌstin]
Doyle	[dɔil]
Olov	OL-ov	Swedish
Avra	-	Greek
Vernon	VUR-nən	English