rage quit

verb

variants or less commonly rage-quit

ˈrāj-ˌkwit 

or ragequit

rage quit or rage quitted also rage-quit or ragequit or rage-quitted or ragequitted; rage quitting also rage-quitting or ragequitting; rage quits also rage-quits or ragequits

transitive + intransitive

: to suddenly stop participating or engaging in (something) in a fit of anger and frustration : to quit (something) in anger

The concept of brutally challenging games designed to make you rage quit isn't anything new.

—Jake Valentine

I rarely ragequit games. I'm pretty calm but I am stubborn, so I push through even some of the worst fights eventually without too much drama.

—Lauren Morton

Some have rage-quit their jobs, in response to frustrating working conditions and abusive customers.

—Áine Cain

rage quitting noun

or rage-quitting also ragequitting

Many of us have fantasised about leaving a bad job in a similarly dramatic fashion. Yet far from throwing a temper tantrum, 'rage quitting' is a sign of serious flaws in a workplace: from lax health and safety standards to exploitative working conditions and abusive managers.

—Christine Ro

Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above