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.
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

John is proof of the Circle of Fail theory: he failed so many times trying to make a World Record that he got the record for "Most Failed Attempts" instead.
by L33T_Rice May 3, 2010

asian fails include
-not getting into harvard and all those type schools
- having 2-3 ap classes
- getting below a A in anything or 100%
- 4.8>5.0
- not having at least 3 academic awards
- not being valedictorian
- not getting a scholarship from grades
- not getting at least a 1500 on SAT
- hanging out with friends rather than studying
- refusing to play an instrument
- not doing a martial art
- not having at least 2 backpacks for books
- having a social life
- not being in ap calculus bc by sophomore year
-not getting into harvard and all those type schools
- having 2-3 ap classes
- getting below a A in anything or 100%
- 4.8>5.0
- not having at least 3 academic awards
- not being valedictorian
- not getting a scholarship from grades
- not getting at least a 1500 on SAT
- hanging out with friends rather than studying
- refusing to play an instrument
- not doing a martial art
- not having at least 2 backpacks for books
- having a social life
- not being in ap calculus bc by sophomore year
guy: shit i for sure going to fail this test
asian- same me too im going to fail
guy thinking in his head: stfu u going to get a 100 you bastard nerd
takes test
the next week:
guy: damn i knew it got a 69 (savagely smirks while his tongue licks his lips)
asian: (starts tearing up)
guy thinking in his head: damn she prob fail too
guy asking asian: so what did u get
asian mumbling: i..ii..ii failed (proceeds to cry hard)
guy: so whats your score
asian: (continues crying)
guy: so whats your score
asian mumbling: i.i..i.i..i.ii got a 93
guy: wtf r u crying you got an A-
guy thinking in his head: welp just your everyday asian nerd
asian: i studied for 7 hours to only get to a 93 i failed i failed (continues to cry)
guy: so hows your parents going to react to this
asian: might as well dig a grave they do only accept 100 it is going to drop my 5.0 gpa to a 4.94 I have made a disgrace to my families name (sneezes loudly while wiping tears off thin rectangle glasses)
guy: welp good luck next time u asian fail
teacher: wtf is going on jennifer
asian- same me too im going to fail
guy thinking in his head: stfu u going to get a 100 you bastard nerd
takes test
the next week:
guy: damn i knew it got a 69 (savagely smirks while his tongue licks his lips)
asian: (starts tearing up)
guy thinking in his head: damn she prob fail too
guy asking asian: so what did u get
asian mumbling: i..ii..ii failed (proceeds to cry hard)
guy: so whats your score
asian: (continues crying)
guy: so whats your score
asian mumbling: i.i..i.i..i.ii got a 93
guy: wtf r u crying you got an A-
guy thinking in his head: welp just your everyday asian nerd
asian: i studied for 7 hours to only get to a 93 i failed i failed (continues to cry)
guy: so hows your parents going to react to this
asian: might as well dig a grave they do only accept 100 it is going to drop my 5.0 gpa to a 4.94 I have made a disgrace to my families name (sneezes loudly while wiping tears off thin rectangle glasses)
guy: welp good luck next time u asian fail
teacher: wtf is going on jennifer
by dunkirk2341 May 12, 2018

The logo of the microblogging service Twitter, displayed prominently on its error page signifying server overload. Fail Whale is a common occurrence.
by TweenkPL April 7, 2009

Tim: OMFG i just blew up my car with a bottle rocket, which destroyed the gas station near my house! Now the cops are after me! Oh shit what should i dooo???
Sarcasticmaster: LEGENDARY FAIL
Sarcasticmaster: LEGENDARY FAIL
by HachiVII August 1, 2007

Asian fail: (v) The act of asian failing is getting a B+ in any class, particularly math. It usually results in massive asswhupping by angry asian parents.
Ellen: Xiao Min asian failed math!
Matt: Her parents are gonna kill her. Plus, what kind of asian fails MATH?
Matt: Her parents are gonna kill her. Plus, what kind of asian fails MATH?
by The Goat Burner May 9, 2008

A fail that cannot be describe simply as a fail, or an epic fail. This level of failure requires the new adjective of 'Galactic'.
by entmike June 15, 2008
