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backed out

When a moment of conflict arises, one person expresses a need to talk about an issue of significant importance to them and the other avoids it. The result is a lasting resentment between the two that eventually declines the value of friendship.
When he expressed the need to talk, though clearly disturbed and hurt, she "backed out" with a hope that nothing would happen.
backed out by asdfg_hi November 28, 2011
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bucked out 

to get an attitude with, get smart with, or otherwise talking back to someone, thereby annoying them and/or provoking them to proceed to beat the hell out of you.
Man 1: What you gon' do?
Man 2: If you get bucked out with me one more time, I will f**k you up.
bucked out by C.F.K. March 18, 2008