QT
nounalso spelled QT1
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of quarter time.
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Medicine, Sciences A QT interval.
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Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Social sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of queer theory.
- In contrast to structuralist frameworks which seek to filter the "essential" characteristics of a phenomenon from the messiness of lived experience, QT sees all identity as perpetually in contest and, consequently, variable […].2016, Jason P. Murphy, Catherine A. Lugg, “Scavenging as Queer Methodology”, in Nelson M. Rodriguez, Wayne J. Martino, Jennifer C. Ingrey, Edward Brockenbrough, editors, Critical Concepts in Queer Studies and Education (Queer Studies and Education), Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 389:
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Abbreviation, Informal, Initialism Initialism of quality time.
- Okay, it doesn’t have to be that mushy-gushy, but Cancers appreciate it when you put some thought into their b-day gift. […] It could be picking out his favorite bottle of wine, buying him that book he mentioned wanting to read, or planning a romantic weekend getaway for the two of you. There’s nothing a Cancer wants more than some QT with his cutie!!!2023 March 7, Jake Register, Marielle Marlys, Erika W. Smith, “Everything You Need to Know About Dating a Cancer Man”, in Cosmopolitan:
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Alternative, Slang Alternative form of qt (“quiet”).
- Derived terms
- long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome