An action that is clumsy, unintentional, accidental that ends up in a moment of utter calamity in a sporting event.
The Boise State kicker committed a sports fail for the team resulting in a multimillion dollar loss for the school + infinite shame.
by Zambiki December 1, 2010

"Ahh, i was so close to beating this boss when i suffered a battery-fail. and i couldn't find my spare ones quick enough."
by rewand0099 June 11, 2009

An especially ugly and unsuccessful attempt at doing anything.
(Coined by Pitchforkmedia.com writer William Bowers in a Sept. 28, 2007 column entitled "Puritan Blister #30).
(Coined by Pitchforkmedia.com writer William Bowers in a Sept. 28, 2007 column entitled "Puritan Blister #30).
"If whatever melatonin-zombie free-form jamming they were attempting before 'PDA' was supposed to be Liars-caliber, they turbo-failed."
by Tom M. October 16, 2007

When you Take almost forever whith a lot of effot just to fail in the end.
This is Demonstrated when you are fighting Kel Thulzad in Naxxaramas just to fail when he reaches 2% health.
This is Pronounced Using a K and a T sound individualy instead of saying the name of the letters themselves.
This is Demonstrated when you are fighting Kel Thulzad in Naxxaramas just to fail when he reaches 2% health.
This is Pronounced Using a K and a T sound individualy instead of saying the name of the letters themselves.
You: Dude i'm on the last page of my 300 page Thesis on why the human race destroys everything they come in contact with.
Me: Weren't we supposed to write on the growth of a specific type of mushroom?
You: ........
Me: KT FAIL
Me: Weren't we supposed to write on the growth of a specific type of mushroom?
You: ........
Me: KT FAIL
by Admiral Zaron June 26, 2009

A manuever pulled when a person easily fails something without very much effort or thought put into it.
by seven forty post meridian June 9, 2005

A significantly less-healthy snack substitute for trail mix, first popularized among Seattle-area hipsters who like to hike but also prefer drinking coffee, getting stoned, and not being rained on. Most fail mix contains higher proportions of gummies, chocolate, candies, or caramel corn than would actually be beneficial for backpacking. Fail mix may occasionally lack nuts and granola all together.
Heather: "Hey hand me some of that fail mix, I've got the munchies!"
Rick: "Sorry, I already picked out most of the Swedish Fish. Were we actually gonna go hiking?"
Twig: "No it's raining... This fail mix is starting to taste like trail mix, put more gummy bears in it..."
Rick: "Sorry, I already picked out most of the Swedish Fish. Were we actually gonna go hiking?"
Twig: "No it's raining... This fail mix is starting to taste like trail mix, put more gummy bears in it..."
by TravelLogix April 12, 2020

This is not a new term, but a new use for an existing one.
Fail Mail: When a user's email gets stuck in their Outbox and refuses to be sent, for any reason.
Fail Mail: When a user's email gets stuck in their Outbox and refuses to be sent, for any reason.
John found out why Julia had not received his invitation. There it was, stuck in his Outbox. His beautifully written, sweet, sincere invitation to the girl of his dreams had turned into fail mail.
by Airman Spiff July 14, 2012
