failure to communicate (n)
Attempting desperately to convey an idea or explain what the hell you're talking about, but to no avail; esp. prevalent between husbands and their wives, or any male and female.
Attempting desperately to convey an idea or explain what the hell you're talking about, but to no avail; esp. prevalent between husbands and their wives, or any male and female.
husband: "But it's the Cowboys versus the Redskins Thanksgiving game!"
wife: "..."
This is a prime example of a failure to communicate; absolutely nothing was just conveyed.
wife: "..."
This is a prime example of a failure to communicate; absolutely nothing was just conveyed.
by wakingpain October 28, 2006
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Mr Broadhead: Where is your commerce book?
Yasmin: I forgot to pack it this morning.
Mr Broadhead: Failure to plan is planning to FAIL! :O
Yasmin: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yasmin: I forgot to pack it this morning.
Mr Broadhead: Failure to plan is planning to FAIL! :O
Yasmin: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
by gravedog February 2, 2010
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Suzy: Ok, got my cell phone, keys, car, and purse. Good to go! Me and Mark are going to have so much fun!
*Ring Ring*
Hello?
Mark: Yeah, uh... I can't make it to the party. My mom broke her leg and I have to take her to the hospital. Sorry.
*Click*
Suzy: *calls her BFF*
Danielle, Mark is blowing off the party! *cry cry*
Danielle: Girl you just got a failure to launch.
*Ring Ring*
Hello?
Mark: Yeah, uh... I can't make it to the party. My mom broke her leg and I have to take her to the hospital. Sorry.
*Click*
Suzy: *calls her BFF*
Danielle, Mark is blowing off the party! *cry cry*
Danielle: Girl you just got a failure to launch.
by Locknëss of Anub'Arak June 2, 2009
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john's gramma was suffering from failure to thrive
john caught 'the cancer' and it was responsible for his 'failure to thrive'
john caught 'the cancer' and it was responsible for his 'failure to thrive'
by michael foolsley December 23, 2009
Get the failure to thrive mug.Considering I've left Joe a minimum of five voice messages without as much as one returned call, I think what we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by PTL April 26, 2006
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