• Ragequit

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈɹeɪdÊ’ËŒkwɪt/

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    rage + quit

    Full definition of ragequit

    Verb

    1. (intransitive, slang, video games) To quit an online video game in anger.
      • 2009-11-28, rms, What have you been playing... IN NOVEMBER 2009?, 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.
      • 2010-02-08, Pow, Wallop & Bam, Cheap insta-kill attacks have made me ragequit at least twice.
    2. (intransitive, slang, by extension) To quit (something) in anger.

    Derived terms

    Noun

    ragequit

    (plural ragequits)
    1. (slang, video games) The act of quitting an online video game in anger.
      • 2012-01-01, wHardison: 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.
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