lost at the select screen

1. Choosing low tier characters

2. Choosing the wrong groove

3. Choosing any of the OTHER 48 characters in MvC2

"LOL SERVBOT?? LOST AT SELECT SCREEN!!"

"Dude you are gonna get so reamed, you basically lost at the select screen."

"S groove?"

by Tweakumz July 8, 2003

Won the battle, lost the war

When one is so concentrated into completing a task that he/she thought was so big, but at the end realized it was nothing compared to the big picture that he/she lost.

I've passed my exam, but lost a gf. I've won the battle, lost the war.

by One depressed dude December 12, 2009

Get lost

The phrase you use when you can't say fuck off.

Leave! Go on! Just get lost!

by Obsessed_ April 19, 2015

Lost Wednesday

The day after Lost on ABC where every Lost fan is talking and not much work gets done.

Jim: Lost wednesday is going to be crazy now that we all know Flocke is the Smoke monster!

by Riley C February 14, 2010

Lost in txtlation

when one does not properly interpret intended sarcasm or abstract humor via text message due to a lack of humanistic social cues such as facial expression, timing, emphasis, or inflection

Person A: "Huh?" ::shows cellphone to Person B::

Person B: "Yeah. Lost in txtlation."

by the ben lucky September 10, 2010

lost in digitisation

Humour, sarcasm, irony etc losing its effect when told over SMS, IM or other social networking media.

Person 1: "Hey, did you get that hilarious text message I sent you yesterday afternoon?"

Person 2: "Oh, that was a joke? I thought you were serious!"

Person 1: "Man, I hate it when my sharp wit gets lost in digitisation!"

by aundii September 15, 2010

lost his bottle

To lose ones courage - to chicken out of a situation, in face of (real or imagined) threat or repercussion - to voluntarily fail to complete a challenge, even self imposed challenge or task

"I see Jimmy didn't ask that girl out last night
"Naw, he lost his bottle!"

by Vasky May 4, 2014