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rage-quit

rage-quit is the alternative form of ragequit.

Meaning of ragequit

Noun

ragequit (plural ragequits)

  1. (slang) The act of quitting an online video game in anger.
    • 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...2012 January 1, “The Gold Job”, in Leverage, season 4, episode 16 (Television), spoken by Alec Hardison and Nate Ford (Aldis Hodge and Timothy Hutton)

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Forms of rage-quit

Noun
pluralrage-quits
Verb
third-person singular presentrage-quits
present participlerage-quitting
past participlerage-quit
pastrage-quit
past participlerage-quitted
pastrage-quitted

Questions about rage-quit

What is rage-quit the alternative form of?
Rage-quit is the alternative form of ragequit.

Words near rage-quit in the dictionary

  1. rage-post
  2. rage-posted
  3. rage-posting
  4. rage-postings
  5. rage-posts
  6. rage-quit
  7. rage-quits
  8. rage-quitted
  9. rage-quitting
  10. rageaholic
  11. rageaholics

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