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Something went wrong

A phrase that is commonly found in shitty error messages that are completely vague, dismissive, and do not have any information and details on why and how an error has occurred and what the user should do to fix it, which leaves the user confused and not knowing how they can fix the error. It is usually either followed by the phrase "try again" or accompanied by the word "oops," "uh oh," or "sorry." If you regularly go surfing on the Web or scrolling through social media, chances are, you probably have come across at least one generic error message with that phrase.

In the context of error messages, the phrase "something went wrong" has been known to piss off a lot of people, especially the users on the Internet. This is perfectly understandable, considering that when one runs into an error message containing the phrase, the two scenarios that will most likely happen are the following:

1. They try to do something over, over, and OVER again, but the error still occurs. Feeling that they can't do anything about the error, they go from feeling disappointed, being overwhelmed, to feeling overly frustrated that they are more likely to go batshit crazy and bashing their phone or computer.

2. They just feel annoyed, say "UGH!", try to calm down and forget about the error, and simply move on.
EXAMPLE #1:
Person: *tries to download a 30GB game*

Person:"C'mon, hurry up..."
Computer: "Oops, something went wrong. Please try again."
Person: AGAIN? FOR THE 27TH TIME? FUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK OFFFFF!!!

*SMASHES COMPUTER VIOLENTLY WITH A HAMMER*

EXAMPLE #2:
Incompetent Employee: "Hello, this is the COMPANY NAME Customer Service. How may we help you?"
Customer: "So recently the app has been crashing a lot every time I try to launch it. I always get this message that says 'something went wrong please try again' and blah blah blah..."
Incompetent Employee: "Well, the best suggestion we can provide for you to solve this issue is... to just try relaunching the app again :)"
Customer: "...What?"
Incompetent Employee: "Try relaunching the app again and see if the problem is fixed."
Customer: "How the hell am I gonna fix the error?! I've already relaunched SIXTEEN time-"
System: "Sorry, something went wrong during the call. Please try again, and If the problem persi-"
Customer: "Goddamnit."
by NamelessSomebody December 14, 2023
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Went crazy

to act in a way that is out of control (gone bonkers)
Went crazy you say… Crazy I was crazy once, I was locked in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. The rats made me crazy. Crazy. I was crazy once, I was locked in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. The rats made me crazy. CRAZY. I WAS CRAZY ONCE, I WAS LOCKED IN A ROOM. A RUBBER ROOM. A RUBBER ROOM WITH RATS. THE RATS MADE ME CRAZY.
by Delulu land July 12, 2023
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Someone went to Iowa and all I got was this lousy mug

I could have gotten something better but I got this instead
Me Someone went to Iowa and all I got was this lousy mug
by Iusedmyrealnameforthis July 16, 2023
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The place my dad went

Son I’m going to get milk
Me oki

Me also daddy it’s Ben 69 years and your still not home
The place were your dad gose help the place your dad goes
The place my dad went
by Jfifiejdjddd July 18, 2022
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Went from rags to riches

People who somehow made a fortune, making money hand over fist and thus created generational wealth
Candace Owens is right. If we improve the us public education system more black people can say " we went from rags to riches".
by Sexydimma July 23, 2021
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Mom went out for a gallon of milk

The female version of “Dad went out for cigarettes”, where the mom goes out and abandons the kid under the pretense of buying milk.
Mom went out for a gallon of milk and never came back.
by ozzygcoverdale May 1, 2022
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where dad went

Dad went away on a long and hard journey to get this magical substance, its called milk and hes been trying to get is for 8 months now
where dad went is not for discussion lets just say he went for the milk
by urboredinschool May 24, 2022
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