word
Eject
Leave a situation suddenly, especially a bad one.
Origin
Modern fighter cockpits have an ejection seat — a rocket-propelled chair that blasts the pilot clear of a doomed aircraft and deploys a parachute automatically. Before they existed, pilots had to climb out, jump, and hope the slipstream didn't kill them.
Modern usage
Used jokingly about leaving any uncomfortable situation — a meeting, a date, a party, a group chat. 'I had to eject' = 'I bailed.' Tone is almost always rueful and self-aware.
In the wild
Ten minutes into the conversation about crypto, I ejected.— common usage