Ragequit
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The act of quitting an online video game in anger. slang
"Hardison: I don't know what happened. I had 'em and then I just— Nate: Didn't anticipate the ragequit. Hardison: You know gamer terminology? Nate: I know the key to a good game is balancing boredom and frustration. Now the game — the puzzle's too easy, then the mark — the player — gets bored and walks away. The puzzle's too hard, then the player gets frustrated, and quits in a rage: ragequit."
- 1 To quit an online video game in anger. intransitive, slang
"Having had my share of ragequitting teammates and unfinished campaigns -- I still haven't completed a L4D2 campaign on Expert -- I'll take a positive outlook and say that the complaints about difficulty amount to a longer and taller learning curve, that will give this game a longer lifespan than the first."
- 2 To quit (something) in anger. broadly, intransitive, slang
Example
More examples""Your Majesty, have you seen Namowg lately?" "Not since he ragequit after I shot his ass this morning." "Yeah! That old king is the boss!" "Okay. Keep me posted." "Sure thing." "Bye." "Bye.""
Etymology
From rage + quit.
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