rage quit

American  

[reyj kwit] / ˈreɪdʒ ˌkwɪt /

Also rage-quit

verb (used with or without object)

1. (especially of a video game) to abandon (an undertaking) in a fit of frustration, especially after near success or abrupt failure following a significant investment of time and effort: I gave up after the second book and rage quit the whole series.

   The level was designed to make grown men rage quit and throw their controllers at the TV.

   I gave up after the second book and rage quit the whole series.

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Etymology

Origin of rage quit

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

With more than 1,100 structures already destroyed by three wildfires that continue to rage out of control around Los Angeles, homeowners and business owners face a long road ahead to recoup their losses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

State and private agencies have installed a system of more than 1,000 tower-mounted cameras, called ALERTWildfire, to look for smoke and flames so fires can be attacked before they can rage out of control.

From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2023

History doesn’t necessarily support the idea that it’s particularly easy for inflation to rage out of control, either.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2021

Newsom alternately scolds residents for not taking the virus seriously and reminds them of the shared resolve they showed this spring, when a San Francisco Bay Area outbreak threatened to rage out of control.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2020

Now in the midst of his rage out came Gerasimus.

From The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Cory, Fanny Y.