nope out
Refuse and leave
To nope out is to abruptly remove oneself from a situation deemed too weird, dangerous, or uncomfortable to tolerate.
The phrase captures an instinctive rejection—seeing something alarming and immediately leaving: I saw the spider and noped out of that room.
Often used for dramatic effect online: When they started arguing about politics, I noped right out of there.
- nopedSlang for refused
- hard passEmphatic informal rejection
- escapeFlight from captivity
- Irish goodbyeDeparting without announcing
- ghostApparition of the dead
bail · make an exit · awkwardness · social anxiety · flee · bounce · retreat · social pressure · confrontation · abscond · evade · yeet · reluctance · discomfort · not my problem · back away · disengage · scram
nope outface it
Command to accept truth
confront · stand firm · step up · stand your ground · hold your ground
nope outstick with it
Continue despite difficulty
stay the course · see it through · hang in there · persevere · soldier on