Word of the week

Published February 6, 2016

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Rage-quit’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary.

Rage-quit

Verb (rage-quits, rage-quitting; past and past participle rage-quitted or rage-quit)

Definition: Angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game.

Examples:

• I tried to play it two different times and wound up rage-quitting both times.

• We almost rage-quit while trying to get a couple of sandwiches and a pasta salad.

• I just about rage-quit that Metro game.

• The more people rage-quit, the better chance I have at winning the race.

• I think they’re going to basically rage-quit computing.

Published in Dawn, Young World, February 6th, 2015

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