"quiet quitting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} quiet quitting
  1. (informal) An act or instance of the ceasing of overachieving at one's workplace. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-quiet_quitting-en-noun-fFCtm9AL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} quiet quitting
  1. present participle and gerund of quiet quit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: quiet quit
    Sense id: en-quiet_quitting-en-verb-DkqE8dW0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

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