rage-quit

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Apparently there is nothing like the anger experienced by a computer gamer who has just been outwitted by the game and killed. In such circumstances gamers simply abandon the game in a fury. It is a phenomenon that is so well recognised that some games incorporate a derogatory response to rage-quitting.

 It has taken a little while for the word to generalise to other situations. Rage-quitting was recognised in the mid-2000s and was definitely the accepted term in 2014.  But its links to gaming were still strong.

 However, you can now rage-quit your job if you feel you have had enough.  Or you can rage-quit an interview.  There is even advice on how to do it in style.