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Failgate 

Central Michigan University's definition of tailgating after the new policies took effect prior to the Sept. 20 home game against Alcorn State in 2009.

These policies include the limit of six beers or one pint of liquor per 21-year-old, and a ban on external sound and speaker systems.
Guy 1: Hey dude, did you go tailgating on Main before the game today?
Guy 2: Nah, we attempted to failgate in lot 63 behind Kelly/ Shorts Stadium. Pathetic.
Guy 1: Ouch.
Failgate by RMS07 September 22, 2009
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Failsafe 

To avoid, at all cost, any situation that might remotely result in a failure on your, and your liabilities, part.
Example 1:

Stan: "Hey man, let's go to the mall, I want to get something to eat."

Sami: "Nah man, you're only hungry because you have post-high munchies. We should wait at my house before we go out anywhere. Plus, I have some Doritos at home you can munch on."

Stan: "Sweet, failsafe."

Example 2:

Sami: "Hey Charlie, can me and my girlfriend skip school at your house?"

Charlie: "Sure, but you'll have to leave before 12, my mother might come home early for lunch. Gotta be failsafe man."

Sami: "Word!"
Failsafe by Sami Philadelphia October 6, 2009
When two events coincide in the course of attempt to correct one fail leading to a second fail in which both parties are unable to continue due to shame.
An example of a failmate would be if a group of thieves stole a car with no wheels, then the cops who came to get them hit the parked car. The double fail means that no beneficial conclusion can be reached by either party without suffering epic shaming.
failmate by Chez guevara February 5, 2009

Failgate 

Any offshoot sports forum or blog that fails at its goal of being better than the original from which it was spurned. Usually denotes a spinoff site that attempts to be cozy with a corporate entity in exchange for favors rather than staying independently critical of its subject matter. Origin lies in one particular offshoot forum using tailgate in its URL that became known as the failgate.
Man, did you check out my new site?
No, it's clearly a failgate.
Failgate by barleyfan34 March 12, 2011

Failsafe 

When you can’t maintain erection due to a condom
It was ABOUT to happen but everything went failsafe when she made me jimmy up
Failsafe by Baldy Solo October 12, 2018
When opposing forces fail to resolve their differences but successfully turn away their supporters in the process.
The Two Party System has resulted in a failmate for the Citizens of the United States of America.
Failmate by cRitterology February 23, 2009