(verb):
a) to fail to notice something really important
b) to fail to predict something obvious so completely, it is actually ludicrous and painful to watch in hindsight
c) опростоволоситься in Russian
a) to fail to notice something really important
b) to fail to predict something obvious so completely, it is actually ludicrous and painful to watch in hindsight
c) опростоволоситься in Russian
if you want to know whose ox is being gored in the 2016 presidential election, it's the media's since it spectacularly failed to breathe in Donald Trump's home run
by Sexydimma November 18, 2016
A phrase used in call of duty, throughout the modern warfare franchises. It is said when you fail a round or match.
Jim: JOEY YOU CUCK DON'T LET HIM DEFUSE.
*Defusal noise*
Narrator voice: mission failed we'll get em next time
*Defusal noise*
Narrator voice: mission failed we'll get em next time
by Cyka Blyak is a pagan holiday December 05, 2016
AFTER thoroughly reading the instruction manual, of course, to see if that might help you to get it to work properly without resorting to such drastic measures :D
Seasoned mechanic, talking to an elderly long-retired grease-monkey buddy on the phone: I have a '58 Ford 350 two-ton flatbed here with a frozen rear brake-drum --- I've tried WD-40, I've tried penetrating-oil, I've banged on it with a two-pound sledge, and then even a five-pound sledge, but it still refuses to budge... any ideas?
Aged grease-monkey: Yes, indeed, Son --- get an eight-pounder and really have at it.
Seasoned mechanic, in plaintive shock: But... but... I'll BREAK it if I do THAT!
Aged grease-monkey, confidently: No, you won't --- trust me --- those beefy old solid-iron brakes are made extra-tough, specifically to safely withstand the extra force of being overhauled like this. Just get up your nerve and really clobber on it!
Mechanic, hesitantly: Okaayyy... if you say so... hold the line... gets a huge sledge hammer and reluctantly but resolutely bashes the ancient brake drum, then steps back in wide-eyed surprise when the ponderous hammer just harmlessly bounces off; emboldened, he rears back and really takes a mighty swing at the drum again, knocking the drum loose and sending it flying halfway across the shop. He picks it up and is flabbergasted to see that it is still fully intact, and with only a very minor surface-scuffing. So he lifts the phone again in pleased bewilderment Wow --- you were right... it came off with just two whacks, and I didn't damage it at all!
Aged mechanic: See? Tolja it would be okay... when all else fails, get a bigger hammer!
Aged grease-monkey: Yes, indeed, Son --- get an eight-pounder and really have at it.
Seasoned mechanic, in plaintive shock: But... but... I'll BREAK it if I do THAT!
Aged grease-monkey, confidently: No, you won't --- trust me --- those beefy old solid-iron brakes are made extra-tough, specifically to safely withstand the extra force of being overhauled like this. Just get up your nerve and really clobber on it!
Mechanic, hesitantly: Okaayyy... if you say so... hold the line... gets a huge sledge hammer and reluctantly but resolutely bashes the ancient brake drum, then steps back in wide-eyed surprise when the ponderous hammer just harmlessly bounces off; emboldened, he rears back and really takes a mighty swing at the drum again, knocking the drum loose and sending it flying halfway across the shop. He picks it up and is flabbergasted to see that it is still fully intact, and with only a very minor surface-scuffing. So he lifts the phone again in pleased bewilderment Wow --- you were right... it came off with just two whacks, and I didn't damage it at all!
Aged mechanic: See? Tolja it would be okay... when all else fails, get a bigger hammer!
by QuacksO February 13, 2017
When you pass out in a public place after drinking too much. The reason that it is "failed" is because a sucessful Irish Goodbye involves leaving the scene BEFORE you pass out.
Dude I wish I would have got a picture of your Failed-Irish Goodbye last night when you were passed out at the diner
by jezzicarae April 02, 2010
by drumingandstuff April 07, 2011
It's when a person fails to do something or says something that just doesn't work. When the result of something is totally unsatisfactory and/or potentially embarrassing.
It's like when a cake tastes like a dry piece of cornbread with super sugary icing on top: basically unpalatable.
It's like when a cake tastes like a dry piece of cornbread with super sugary icing on top: basically unpalatable.
Person 1: Did you see that guy trip over his pant leg just now?
Person 2: Yeah, that was a total fail cake. Sucks to be him.
Person 2: Yeah, that was a total fail cake. Sucks to be him.
by rocksiegirl21 April 24, 2011
A joke that is intended to make the whole group laugh, but instead brings silence and stares at you.
by elpepeswan August 12, 2023