To repeatedly get fired but consistently find a new job that are better than the one you just lost.
"She's never had a job for more than two years without geting canned and now she's a VP. I've never seen anyone fail upwards better than she does."
by Eggsocket July 9, 2009
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A variation on the yoga pose, downward dog, especially handy after unexpected indulgences.
After eating an entire triple-later carrot cake by herself, she laid down on the floor, taking the stomach-up pose called upward buffalo.
by Dr Bunnygirl November 16, 2019
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An individual who's rising career path is the result of repeated rejection and transfer from their current position as a means of ridding a group of their undesirable presence. An alternate means of expulsion from a group as opposed to termination.

After the process has been repeated in rapid succession, these individuals are mistakenly viewed by unknowing superiors as exceptional rising stars, and thus soon and often rise to the highest ranks of management.
The downward spiral, failure or non-performance of many modern corporations is the result of the cadre of upward failures who now ocupy the positions of CEO, CFO, and COO.
by WORDLE August 7, 2011
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When a male gets a boner and he needs to hide it he tucks his penis under his waistband to make it less obvious. It works better with a belt.
In class you get a boner and you need to preform the upwards tuck.
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He is a tall ass guy with a square head. His shots in Basketball are like throwing a rugby ball in a lineout. And is also a disease to get taller because fuck he is tall like 6 2 at 13
I need to get my self a James Upward so I need to grow taller
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TRiO Upward Bound is one of three programs in TRiO. Upward Bound is targeted towards High School teenagers to help prepare them for Colleges, Universities, and their future life. Upward Bound prepares students for College and Universities by giving their students a taste of what it is like on a campus for weeks. Classes are also given to students during this time for a more realistic environment besides living on campus.

TRiO exists to help those who are struggling find a good resolution for themselves, and Upward Bound is no exception. Upward Bound would help students deal with the financial costs of college, gives information on getting into college, and keeping students on the right tracks into college. There are even mentors who’re either people that have been in Upward Bound before or people that are very understanding, caring, and reliable to assist their students.

TRiO programs are also very fun, especially with the variety of personalities that can also share many relationships. There are games, activities, and somehow workshops that are fun and educational. It’s a place where people can just be who they are instead of hiding everything in because they think that someone is going to judge them. The teachers are also very understanding and very ENTHUSIASTIC in the classes they are teaching.

Upward Bound isn’t just preparations for college nor is it just a place for fun. Upward Bound is Family.
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The act of performing horribly at your current position, while subsequently getting promoted or advanced to a more predominant position.

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"How can the former Mayor of San Francisco (one of the most profitable cities in California) run the city into the ground, then THEN be elected Governor or the state? He really has this Failing Upwards thing down. Next stop, (after further trashing the state) the Presidency!
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