Language Log

Before last week, I had never heard this expression, but among people who work remotely over the internet, it is fairly common.  For example, if you haven't seen or heard from a colleague for a long time, you might say to him, "Yo, bro, I was wondering whether you quiet quit."

What does it mean?

(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required. [since 2022] 

(Wiktionary)

A little over a year ago, as I was running through the little town of Wamsutter (pop. 203) in southwest Wyoming, I was stunned when the attendants and clerks at the three gas stations there uniformly greeted me with a hearty "Welcome in!"  

Last week, as I walked into a small store in the rural Dallas area, the shop assistant hailed me naturally with "welcome in!"  I couldn't help but catch my breath and momentarily halt my pace, because I hadn't heard that interjection a single time in the Philadelphia area.

I asked my son, who lives outside of Dallas, how prevalent this expression is.  He replied:

I would say it's fairly common.

Maybe 1 in 3 times one enters a restaurant or smaller store you hear that or a similar greeting