go Galt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become a recluse and stop contributing to society, especially in the form of taxes, by reducing one's work or productivity or by refusing to follow societal norms that one believes to be unjust.

Word forms

go Galt goes Galt going Galt went Galt gone Galt

Etymology

After John Galt, a fictional character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged.

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