Something went wrong

A phrase that is commonly found in shitty error messages that are completely vague, dismissive, and do not have any information and details on why and how an error has occurred and what the user should do to fix it, which leaves the user confused and not knowing how they can fix the error. It is usually either followed by the phrase "try again" or accompanied by the word "oops," "uh oh," or "sorry." If you regularly go surfing on the Web or scrolling through social media, chances are, you probably have come across at least one generic error message with that phrase.

In the context of error messages, the phrase "something went wrong" has been known to piss off a lot of people, especially the users on the Internet. This is perfectly understandable, considering that when one runs into an error message containing the phrase, the two scenarios that will most likely happen are the following:

1. They try to do something over, over, and OVER again, but the error still occurs. Feeling that they can't do anything about the error, they go from feeling disappointed, being overwhelmed, to feeling overly frustrated that they are more likely to go batshit crazy and bashing their phone or computer.

2. They just feel annoyed, say "UGH!", try to calm down and forget about the error, and simply move on.

EXAMPLE #1:
Person: *tries to download a 30GB game*

Person:"C'mon, hurry up..."
Computer: "Oops, something went wrong. Please try again."
Person: AGAIN? FOR THE 27TH TIME? FUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK OFFFFF!!!

*SMASHES COMPUTER VIOLENTLY WITH A HAMMER*

EXAMPLE #2:
Incompetent Employee: "Hello, this is the COMPANY NAME Customer Service. How may we help you?"
Customer: "So recently the app has been crashing a lot every time I try to launch it. I always get this message that says 'something went wrong please try again' and blah blah blah..."
Incompetent Employee: "Well, the best suggestion we can provide for you to solve this issue is... to just try relaunching the app again :)"
Customer: "...What?"
Incompetent Employee: "Try relaunching the app again and see if the problem is fixed."
Customer: "How the hell am I gonna fix the error?! I've already relaunched SIXTEEN time-"
System: "Sorry, something went wrong during the call. Please try again, and If the problem persi-"
Customer: "Goddamnit."

by NamelessSomebody December 14, 2023

Something went wrong

Technology's FAVORITE word. When it decides that there is an error and refuses to reveal the cause.

Computer: "Something went wrong"

Phone: "Something went wrong"

Tablet: "Something went wrong"
Me: What the Fuck!!!!!

by Leopards14 December 6, 2023

born on the wrong side of the blanket

born of parents not lawfully married to each other.

She was considered a social outcast because she was born on the wrong side of the blanket.

by Arminkshipper July 30, 2024

god damn wrong

God damn wrong are the practices ideas rhymes and people who are wrong according to the church of god damn right

That shits god damn wrong according to the church of god damn right

by founder.cult.status March 21, 2024

If *Jordan Peterson is wrong, people are just animals

*There is no transcendant meaning blahblahblah Jordan Peterson rhetoric

Hym "Ok, 'If *Jordan Peterson is wrong, people are just animals' is a thing Alex O'Conner unironcally just said on triggernometry just now. So, that's where the 'plant' accusations are coming from. And it's adjacent to the psychopathic 'If God isn't real then I get to do whatever I want.' Rhetoric. But you were doing that anyway and then using the religion to forgive yourself for doing that anyway. And Alex is a determinist. Without free will there is no meaning. The meaning of all your actions is 'the chemicals in your brain (and I know I'm being reductive here but the logic still tracks) made you do the thing you're doing. Determinism totally incompatible with meaning but NOT totally incompatible with God."

by Hym Iam March 28, 2024

I was in the wrong gear

This is when you are trying to be hectic doing the Bondi Run, but realised your mate is actually the Bondi King now and you can't keep up, so after taking 2 minutes to make up and excuse with awkward silence, you use the excuse "I was in the wrong gear"

Oh that's right, I was in the wrong gear.

by DirtyDobz April 7, 2024

Getting it wrong

When you are at a social event (party, wedding, dinner) and you get a lot drunker or higher than everyone else and it is very noticeable

*At a sit-down dinner*
John: Harry have you seen George he is absolutely shitfaced and we are only half an hour in
Harry: Yeah he is really getting it wrong

by Gymgoer137 April 10, 2024