mode of failure

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.

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."

by Braveheart's thirst for blood August 20, 2006

Surf mode

Happens when a player of a mmorpg freaks out in an emo ball of rage, and starts spamming game forums with statements like "aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhh!!!!!!111!!!!11!!11!!!11!!! i hate you/..... i hate you /life.", after being ridiculed for starting a noob thread in a different part of the forums. "Surfmode" is Cargan Mode x 10.

Did you hear what Mike did? He freaked out and went all Surf mode on us in the forums yesterday. I'm surprised he's not banned yet!

by dcosta77 February 26, 2009

giggle mode

When someone is tickled so much that if another person even touches them (ex. 5-10 min. after) they laugh hystericly where ever you touch them.

Bob put Sally in giggle mode in class today, I tapped her on the shoulder to ask her a question and she started to cringe and laugh out loud.

by Lovewell May 28, 2008

Padraic Mode

It’s a synonym to going beast mode, referred to as going crazy. To be abusive verbally or physically

“Dude, that guy just went padraic mode!”

by lolboislol69420 April 8, 2019

skoden mode

go skoden mode when you with your bros no homo doe. Ever sick if you try to much just relax your rez dogs and party

person 1 Holay that girls just deadly
person 2 ever sick bro
person 3 Skoden mode

by deadlyKoko December 15, 2020

NPC Mode

When your brain goes slim when gaming when you thought you died, but you didn't, usually in multiplayer games

Welp, I'm dead
*stops attacking enemies or healing*
Wait, I'm alive?!
*Dies*
Dude, I just went NPC mode there

by StressedAnxiety May 10, 2022

Drop Mode

1. Having a car lowered to an extreme. Bumpers,side skirts, or frame very close to the ground.

Damn that car is low! You must have put it on drop mode!

by KURTOAN September 6, 2008