Fail Pong

(N) A situation in which multiple levels of the chain of authority recurringly issue conflicting instructions or directives for appropriate action and punish any the inevitable resulting violations. Whichever side of the subordinate lands on, he will get the crap knocked out of him by someone.

This job is total fail pong. I go to the boss and tell him the solution is Y. The boss orders me to do X. I then get an email from the boss's boss asking why the fuck I did X instead of Y, and then I get bitched out by the client. No matter which way you go, you're screwed.

by Frustrated_Monolingual January 27, 2010

senses fail

Senses Fail are awesome!! They are the best screamo band out there. The lyrics are depressing and a bit stupid about killing etc, so you could call them emo but the actual music isn't pop-punk its is kool as!! Senses Fail (btw if you like senses fail check out behind crimson eyes the awesome screamo aussie band)

Awesome senses fail songs:
Free falling without a parachute, the irony of dying on your birthday, one eight seven, cute when you scream, dreaming a reality...

by *_MiLLiE_* December 28, 2005

senses fail

a good emo/screemo band from the east coast. I saw they play in europe and they kicked ass. Seriously underrated, listen to them instead of Simple plan.

if you don't like Senses Fail, you're a penis battler

by davide November 23, 2004

Fail up

This timeless quote by Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett is inspiring and simply means to learn from ones missteps, learn our lessons and get going again. 'The most important thing is to strive to move forward continually. Some days we make great progress in some areas; other days we seem to slide a bit. If we were to chart our progress on a board, it has ups and downs, but overall it should move upward as we live and learn from our mistakes and failures. This is the heart of Failing Up.' Source: The Single Greatest Secret of Leadership: 'Fail Up', from an article in Forbes Magazine

"Ever tried. Ever failed.
No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~ Samuel Beckett

New mantra: Fail fast

Every day that we wake up, we get another chance to get it right, to bounce back from failures big and small - to fail up.

by Dumdum November 22, 2013

Asian Fail

When an asian doesn't get an A on an assignment/test/class.

Asian kid #1: Ah crap, I failed.
Asian Kid #2: Fail or Asian fail?
Asian kid #1: B+, Asian fail.

by Gaz3rock May 26, 2009

failing out

During exercise, to use your muscles beyond their limits. While being effective to build muscle, doing this at such an early time (Ex: Starting to exercise entirely) it can cause joint or muscle damage and is not advised. Try toning muscle at light weights for a couple months before trying this.

Failing Out: Early= Hurt Muscles and Joints
Later= Effective for Muscle Building
"After Failing out at the Gym Yesterday my arms are looking even better!"
"Ouch, my arms are killing me after I tried failing out last night."

by Saying-2047 February 10, 2006

phantom fail

Failure that is secretly cloaked by the outward appearance of success. When one masks their shortcomings by distracting others with a random achievement.

chick: That guy seems really cool!
friend: No way. He's just covering his shitty personality by taking on the appearance of an edgy geek.

chick: I see... another case of phantom fail.

by thechickencow March 15, 2011