drowning in pools 

The act of losing extremely early in a tournament, almost always in the group stage. Commonly used as a term in competitive Super Smash Brothers

Guy 1: How did you do at EVO?
Guy 2: Ugh, I ended up drowning in pools man.

drowning in pools by Am3ricanSniper December 8, 2020

drowning in my pool of misery 

i. A quote used by brotchie to express social abandonment and lack of friends.

ii. A feeble attempt to induce others compassion, however, often mocked.

iii. Often said involuntarily after intense or great loss.

Person 1: What are you doin' today?
Person 2: Drowning in my pool of misery.

drowning in my pool of misery by lilly b January 23, 2005

drowning in the baby pool

To spend time wallowing in misery over trivial, materialistic, and superficial matters. The baby pool is never deep.

Casandra: What's wrong with Belinda? I texted her and she sent back all tearful emoji's.
Carrie: She saw that Brenda posted about her new finery shoes and that Brenda got more likes than she did when she posted about her new sandals.
Cassandra: So she's drowning in the baby pool again? I should have known. Just for that I'm liking Brenda's shoes!!!

drowning in the baby pool by von groovy June 20, 2017

drowningina_pool1 

A proud black and queer TikToker, who makes videos about important issues in today, and a well known barb fan. They are also known for a recent comment with over 157.6k likes. The TikToker also refers to themselves as a "barb".

Kim: Hey, did you see drowningina_pool1's new TikTok?

Verinica: Yes! She explained the racism in expectations for black people really well.

drowningina_pool1 by Factsbyyourlocalfag July 26, 2021