take the L

when you mess up or lose so you take an L.

i accused sarah of cheating and she wasn't. i'll take the L for that one.

by hahahehe:) December 29, 2017

taking the l

Taking a loss, giving up

Today has been a failure. I'm taking the l for the day.

by Yoyama March 14, 2016

take an L

Something that RiceGum does every day.

RiceGum just done take an L boi.

by Butternubbs Lardo November 20, 2017

Take the L

Something Trump fans have proven they are unable to do after the embarrassing loss of 2020

Glen: there has to be fraud, he didn't lose!

Ron: dude he lost by 8 million votes and couldn't prove fraud in any courts after embarrassing himself repeatedly. Take the L

by Highena January 11, 2021

Take the L

A emote toxic kids use in fortnite just so they can piss you off and make you destroy your ps4, xbox, pc, switch, or ipad. It's also a emote you can use to become a toxic child in fortnite
now go fucking impress me

Toxic Kid: *kills you in fortnite*
Toxic Kid: Take the L
You: *smashes pc or whatever you play on*
Toxic Kid: mission accomplished

by u bettr sutp August 1, 2019

Take the L

Originally taken from the iconic Chicago Cubs 'Win' and 'Loss' flags for almost 80 years, since 1937. Since the Cubs had such a great (2016) season from the start, and most people bet on them winning, cubs fans were making a "meme" out of the L flags to mean "take a loss". However, no other team in the league uses these flags, they just use their phones...

Sources:
Sox fan

Trump supporter: Clinton supporters, take the L. XD

Europe to the USA after the 2016 democratic and republican primaries: "lmaoxd take the l"

USA to the world: "lol we die, u die. take the l boiiis"

by unoriginalh3h3prod. December 4, 2016

Taking the L

Putting an L on your head using your hand and dancing from side to side, popularized by an emote in the game Fortnite. It's a good way to show that you have no friends.

Person 1: *does the L*
Person 2: Why are you Taking the L? *walks away* *one friend lost*

by marioisthebest June 30, 2022