In many ways like a chain fail, but which tends to propagate down a line like a domino effect. That is, if when A fails then B fails, and when B fails then C fails, then if A fails, C fails.
Because Adam didn't fill the car up with gas, his girlfriend, Becka couldn't get to work on time. Because Becka couldn't get to work, she could not add the sales figures to Craig's presentation. Because Craig did not have the sales figures, the client fired Craig. Craig, in turn, reported Becka's habitual tardiness to management, which got her fired. Because she was fired due to Adam's lack of forethought, she subsequently dumped him.
Since when Adam failed, Becka failed; and when Becka failed, Craig failed, Adam created a transitive fail.
Since when Adam failed, Becka failed; and when Becka failed, Craig failed, Adam created a transitive fail.
by BANZ111 October 04, 2011
by JOSHUAYODOG May 08, 2022
(continuing from my potty emergency definition): Little kid crying more:I can't hold it!!! Parent:yes you can use your muscles. Kid:I can't hold it!!! Parent:no you are not going potty in your carseat. Kid crying more:I can't hold it!!! I'm potty failing!!! Parent looking at kid:you did not just go in your carseat. Kid crying while going potty in carseat:Its too late I'm already going!
by stuffed animal lovers youtuber May 21, 2021
Astronomical fail. Something going so wrong as to require an extra adjective (astronomical) to accurately describe how terribly awful something went. Can also be used to describe a person who fails at something or just life in general.
"Dude, that part last night was an astro fail."
"You clearly can't dance. Astro fail."
"You are such an astro fail sometimes."
"You clearly can't dance. Astro fail."
"You are such an astro fail sometimes."
by detourturnsdestiny February 20, 2010
A fail pwn is best described by using an example. Say a friend of yours requests back-up in any video-game, and you tell them you can't play because you are too tired; this would be a friend fail. If on top of friend failing, your friend gets slaughtered in whatever game they played and lets you know the next day about it, the appropriate response from the absent friend would be, "fail pwn," since by their friend fail, the other was pwned.
Jonny: Wow, you left me to die last night on counter-strike. We got completely slaughtered. What a fail.....
Sam: Yeah, I know. It was definitely a fail pwn.
Sam: Yeah, I know. It was definitely a fail pwn.
by lglpwn January 07, 2010
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