by Keatzal October 13, 2010

by KURTOAN September 6, 2008

1. When talking about machines, the way it dies/becomes permanently unusable/gets bricked/gets broken.
2. Refers to the method by which anything/anyone with a fixed life span meets their doom.
2. Refers to the method by which anything/anyone with a fixed life span meets their doom.
1. An overclocked CPU's mode of failure is usually overheating.
1. If the blown engine's mode of failure is a cracked connecting rod, you should modify the connecting rod to make it stronger.
2. Instead of being stabbed with a spear, a common mode of failure for Presidents of the US who die in office is being shot with a firearm.
2. "In the 1st Millennium, a common mode of failure for Popes was martyrdom."
1. If the blown engine's mode of failure is a cracked connecting rod, you should modify the connecting rod to make it stronger.
2. Instead of being stabbed with a spear, a common mode of failure for Presidents of the US who die in office is being shot with a firearm.
2. "In the 1st Millennium, a common mode of failure for Popes was martyrdom."
by Braveheart's thirst for blood August 20, 2006

Driving you awesome convertible car with the top down, but with the windows rolled up and the air conditioner cranked ...
by locutus jones July 25, 2019

by bismud November 12, 2015

A guy who is often observed to be thinking with his dick in any given situation or a guy who switches into a lusty, lewd, crude and foolish person A man in that mode can also be quite rude. They tend to zone onto the female person or persons of interest, to the exclusion of all others.
Dude, you brother could be taking to mom while he's checking out the talent on the street as if he's eternally in some penal mode! Whenever Valencia walks by we all become invisible when he switches into that penal mode shit, acting like some crass fool! Tell him to snap out of it man and give us and her some respect!
by Badwsky February 9, 2010

Invented By a annomous Badminton player for when he stepped up his game and won every point. Basicly a state of mind you can reach by shouting " im in shazzam mode now!" of which you will become almost invincible at what you are doing.
Badminton player 1: *Hits ace*
Badminton player 2: THATS IT! IM IN SHAZZAM MODE NOW
Badminton player 1: *Runs under table and cries*
Badminton player 2: *Wins game*
Badminton player 2: THATS IT! IM IN SHAZZAM MODE NOW
Badminton player 1: *Runs under table and cries*
Badminton player 2: *Wins game*
by Matthew Juggins August 7, 2007
