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quick-save syndrome

The common psychological condition that results from spending too long playing video games with a quick-save/quick-load function. Symptoms of which include a desire to 'save' before making an important decision, in order to have the ability to back out should it go wrong.
Dude, I was about to ask a girl out on facebook, and instinctively pressed F5 just in case!
Woah, sounds like a severe case of quick-save syndrome

Hot Drop Quick Save 

When you unexpectedly fall off the bed while having sex and land on your back and pop back up and act like everything is fine.
"What was that loud noise last night, Becky?
Darrin was over and that was a hot drop quick save!"
Hot Drop Quick Save by vandeb12 November 2, 2018

quicksave 

A function assigned to a key in computer games which allows manual saving of the game without having to enter the game menu.
1. Let's just quicksave real quick before fighting all those enemies so I can load if I lose a hit point or waste too much ammo.
2. I died and forgot to quicksave before! Now I have to backtrack through the whole level!
3. Quicksaving is for pussies!
quicksave by qubodup September 19, 2010