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
Get the phantom failmug. 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
Get the Circle of Failmug. 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
Get the asian failmug. 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
Get the Fail Whalemug. 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
Get the legendary failmug. 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
Get the Asian Failmug. 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
Get the galactic failmug.