Don’t be that kid who grows so frustrated with a neighborhood game that he takes the ball and storms home—you know, a rage-quitter. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Rage-Quitters”
Sometimes when we talk about language on the show, I really have a mission, and that is just to get something on the record that I think people need to be aware of.
Just so for all time, I’ve got one.
It’s the term rage quit, which I’ve known for years and which I’ve never talked about.
So rage quit, let’s say you’re on Facebook and Facebook does like a redesign and just kind of ruins your news feed.
And it’s not the Facebook that it used to be.
And you’re like, I’m out of here.
This is terrible.
And you quit Facebook and cancel your account and close everything.
That’s a rage quit.
Yes, it is.
Or the classic example is the kid who takes his ball and goes home because the game’s not going his way.
He’s losing or he didn’t get picked for the side that he wanted.
That’s a rage quit.
Just to quit something in anger and stalk off.
As soon as you said it, I was thinking about quitting a job, you know, leaning out the window and yelling, I’m mad as hell, I’m not going to take it anymore.
Yeah, yeah, and just dropping your gun and your badge on the desk and turning around, right?
So rage quit, on the record for all time.
Okay, and what do you want to get on the record?
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