quittin
Walking away from
Quittin is an informal spelling of "quitting," representing the dropped g common in casual speech.
It appears in phrases like quittin time—the end of a workday when workers stop their labor.
The spelling evokes a relaxed, working-class voice: It's nearly quittin time, boys.
Choosing to stop trying
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- cold turkeyImmediate complete cessation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- kickingStriking with foot
breaking free · abstaining · sobriety · willpower · temptation · relapse · addiction · smoking
Recording work departure
- punch outRegister leaving work
- end of dayFinal hours before darkness
- knocking offCeasing an activity
- closing timeWhen business ends
whistle · five o'clock · shutting down · wrapping up · heading home · packing up · logging off · weekend
giving up
Choosing to stop trying
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- cold turkeyImmediate complete cessation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
breaking free · kicking · abstaining · sobriety · willpower · temptation · relapse · addiction · smoking · drinking
clocking out
Recording work departure
- punch outRegister leaving work
- end of dayFinal hours before darkness
- knocking offCeasing an activity
closing time · whistle · five o'clock · shutting down · wrapping up · heading home · packing up · logging off · weekend · Friday
droppin
Informal for releasing downward
doin · gettin · talkin · workin · runnin · stoppin · startin · thinkin · sittin · waitin
quittinpersisting
Continuing through difficulty
persevering · continuing · sticking with it · hanging in there · carrying on
quittinstarting
Initiating an action
beginning · commencing · embarking · launching · initiating
quittincommitting
Carrying out an act
dedicating · doubling down · buckling down · going all in · following through
- quitting smokingEnding nicotine dependence
- quitting timeEnd of workday
- rage quittingAbandoning something while furious
- quiet quittingWorking without exceeding requirements
- rage quitterOne who abandons contests angrily
- quitting earlyStopping before the end