(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
A slang term meaning a trans person transitioning from female to male or male to female and the transition did not work out resulting in a failed transition/ the person having a combination of guy and girl characteristics but can’t tell which gender they are
Preetha: That girl Sheeba looking different now then when I last saw her in 2019
Jack: Yea she wants to transition to a guy
Preetha: She got the looks of a girl except for her hair being short
Jack: her transition didn’t work since she still has looks of a girl but her hair looks like a guy’s hair style so it’s a failed project.
Preetha: guess her way to hide it is wearing a mask
Jack: yea they do that a lot around here when they don’t look exactly like a guy or girl but a combination of both
Preetha: I understand now
Jack: Yea she wants to transition to a guy
Preetha: She got the looks of a girl except for her hair being short
Jack: her transition didn’t work since she still has looks of a girl but her hair looks like a guy’s hair style so it’s a failed project.
Preetha: guess her way to hide it is wearing a mask
Jack: yea they do that a lot around here when they don’t look exactly like a guy or girl but a combination of both
Preetha: I understand now
by Mr India!!! (Aka Jack P) March 16, 2024
1. Incorporating a feature to a product, when a malfunction occurs, capable of returning to a working state automatically.
2. Guaranteed to work, reliable.
2. Guaranteed to work, reliable.
"We've made it fail-safe by adding a extra NiCad battery incase the main battery fails."
"This recipe is fail-safe, anyone could do it."
"This recipe is fail-safe, anyone could do it."
by sigridda April 30, 2023
1.When giving fake medical advice/ trying to trick someone into believing its a real thing.
2. Any issue blame it on the man fail boo
Created by my sister 2025
2. Any issue blame it on the man fail boo
Created by my sister 2025
Person 1:"Oh my ankle hurts a lot, do you have any idea what it could be?"
Person 2:"Oh yeah its probably man fail boo"
Person 2:"Oh yeah its probably man fail boo"
by Slugchomper February 05, 2025