failure to communicate

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.

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.

by wakingpain October 28, 2006

Failure to plan is planning to fail!

The most clever comeback a teacher will ever make. It will be used against you if you forgot to do something.

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!

by gravedog February 2, 2010

failure to launch

To plan an event down to the very last detail, only to be blown up in the end by a single variable gone wrong.

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.

by Locknëss of Anub'Arak June 2, 2009

Failure to Launch

When you hold your pee in for a long time and when you finally have to use the toilet, you no longer have to pee or only a little bit of urine comes out. This often happens in men's bathrooms when you wait in line for the urinal and when it's time for you to go, nothing...

I had a Failure To Launch at the movie theater when i had to go when watching Avengers Endgame.

by Keanu CHEESE July 18, 2020

Failure to Bonch

A movie based on "Failure to Launch" in which Matthew McConaughey is unable to scratch his nifkin.

Failure to Bonch, in movie theaters now.

by Ae5Ea8 November 9, 2016

failure to thrive

an actual medical term which is a politically correct? terminology for: wasting away -this is what old people and those with a terminal malady do.

john's gramma was suffering from failure to thrive

john caught 'the cancer' and it was responsible for his 'failure to thrive'

by michael foolsley December 23, 2009

failure to communicate

Verb: A lack of communication demonstrated from slackasses that don't return numerous phone calls.

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