fail
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8.2
- noun
- /feɪl/
- Slang
- This three day span was a complete fail and I am so embarrassed.
- moral fail
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- She's a liar and this was the biggest anchor fail of the evening.
- So yeah, it's not a complete fail, but I'm not really feeling this.
- Maybe just don't be a fail train like Sarah.
Examples
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That video was a major fail and went viral for all the wrong reasons.
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Let's start with the number one fail for me.
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This was like the biggest brush fail of the entire year.
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So yeah, it's not a complete fail, but I'm not really feeling this.
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She's a liar and this was the biggest anchor fail of the evening.
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Hi, we had a bit of a vlogging fail so this is what you're getting instead.
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Her attempt at baking the cake was a funny fail that made everyone laugh.
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The new product launch turned out to be a huge fail, disappointing many customers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wrong action or decision
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1.8
Not doing something that should be done
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6.2
A complete embarrassing failure that happens suddenly and causes big problems
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3.0
A computer problem that makes a program give a wrong result or stop
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4.3
A project or event that does not succeed
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4.7
Something that fails to work or please people
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Etymology
Fail as a slang noun is a short form of 'failure' and links back to fallere, which meant 'to disappoint'. A public fail is an obvious mistake that 'lets people down' and so becomes a funny or embarrassing moment online.