nope out en · VERB
Etymology
21st century. From the idea of saying nope and getting out; compare bow out (v.i.), peace out (v.i.), and laugh away (v.t.), which illustrate similar metonymic formation of a troponym.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, intransitive, slang) To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust.
She felt a flash of guilt about that, but it went away when he talked about working ninety-hour weeks now that he was trying to make partner. It wasn't her job to bend her life around his. And he'd noped out of hers as soon as she'd told him she was pregnant.
2018, Zoe York, Love on the Outskirts of Town:Noped outta there real quick.
Van got a really bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, Dallas was right, he should have 'noped-out' of the whole situation. Such thoughts were simply moot at this stage however.
2016, Joshua Causer, A Slacker's Road Map of The Universe:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| noping out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nopes out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| noped out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| noped out | Tense=Past | lexicographic |