# On the "QT"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-qt/49037>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 8, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-qt/49037 "2001-01-08T18:52:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@bigred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigred)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-qt/49037/1 "2001-01-08T18:52:25Z")

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Where does “On the ‘QT’” come from and stand for? I usually hear it something like: “We’re going to have this meeting on the QT, so the others won’t know.”

Thanks,  
bigred

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-qt/49037/2 "2001-01-08T19:04:38Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB!

Here’s [Cecil’s answer](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_264.html)

Arjuna34