Quiet Kid in the Corner, QKC for short

Someone who sits in the back and talks to no body; usually someone who says he hates human interaction, but is always making a scene.

Kid 1: Man, have who ever heard the quiet kid in the corner, QKC for short, talk?
Kid 2: Dude, he doesn't talk to anybody, he's got some kind of secret language.
QKC: No ablah espanhol senohr, keen ablah espanhol akey?
Kid 1: Wow, i can't understand a word he's saying

by DanMonkfish December 6, 2009

Boy it sure is quiet tonight

What suicidal people who work in any branch of medicine (EMTs, nurses, techs, aides, etc) say when they hate their life and all of their coworkers

*finishes a Code Blue call after 46 minutes of CPR*

*staff gets to sit for 30 seconds*

Suicidal Employee: “Maybe it’s just me but, Boy it sure is quiet tonight”
*airplane crashes, school catches on fire, 5 patients have heart attacks, suicide bombing occurs*

by TheAlwaysCorrect1 January 6, 2023

gosh that italian family at the next table sure is quiet

Said to find out if someone is a Russian sleeper spy.

Step 1. Say "Gosh that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet"

*Russian sleeper spy revealed* *Cough* *Cough* Adam West *Cough* Cough*

by arandompersonwithnolife July 28, 2017

Quiet Stealing

The common act of a company/ceo overexerting or forcing workers to work harder or go above and beyond for no additional pay raise or for miniscule "rewards" that do little to help the workers pay for their day to day expenses.

Everyone eroded on about how the "woke" would quiet quit despite never working a day in their lives, while the only reason was the bosses were quiet stealing in all their arrogance to line their pockets better while keeping their shareholders happy

by Shaggy Rogers February 2, 2023

The Quiet Kid

The kind of kid who usually goes unnoticed. They don't talk much but they seem to have a lot going on up there. You'd say "hey what's up?" and they'd awkwardly stammer out "hey". Sometimes they don't want to talk, sometimes they can't, usually a mix of both. Inside they can be pretty chill, nice, and funny. But get on their bad side and they turn cold. They can be intensely insulting and sometimes have a weapon or two at home. But if you're nice to them they will try their best to pay it back. They're not bad people, just hard to read and not very talkative. Some people think they have depression and will ask why they're so quiet. And to be honest, they don't really know either. They usually pick a spot at the back where no one can really see them. When they do talk though, It's gonna be interesting.

Guy one: "Is that emo kid depressed or something?"
Guy two: "Nah, just the quiet kid. He's actually pretty nice"
Guy three: "Seriously? I insulted his friend and he didn't hold back"

by The Quiet Kid With an AK47 November 14, 2023

Quiet Carpentry

Any facet of Home improvements that are painstakingly attempted before dawn. Indictive of a man tweaking whose up all night .Carpentry done with keeping the noise down as a priority because everyone else is sleeping. A tweaker who has a knack for doing carpentry in his home between the hours of 12 am and 7 am , thus resulting in scattered small jobs with at best sub par results.

Since the pandemic the 24 hour hardware store in Manhattan has been closed overnight . What a drag for my beloved Quiet Carpentry.

by BillyKrash July 31, 2021

Quiet Showdown

When you're being quiet fired but you respond by quiet quitting instead of quitting outright, playing a prolonged game of chicken to see which of you or your employer will be the first to flinch.

My employer gave me a 0% pay increase this year while saddling me with new impossible responsibilities in hope of coercing attrition, but I just hunkered down and performed consistently below my competency level, working to rule for my inflation-adjusted salary. This is now a quiet showdown. You can't quiet fire me. I quiet quit!

by MsEmmaG January 31, 2023