FAIL!
When someone says or does something extremely stupid that causes them to look like a huge newb, usually results in self inflicted pain and humiliation.
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Fail
Fail by elliott113 February 15, 2008
/fail
Commonly used in forums, chatrooms, and online games. Used to symbolise that whatever the previous or quoted person said had just completely failed, being a fail in grammar, or life. The / before the fail is derived from HTML language in which ending a function defined by a /. The / also emphasises how the person in question failed and should not continue to post moronic things on 'teh interwebs' as their father taught them, but to ask to have their passport and material possessions confiscated and have themselves shipped off to a third world country.
Forum Newbie: omgliek this 1 ti3m i just did this most 31337 ting w a sheep an i fink i l0st my virginity liek i think ths must be gd f0r my life liek i n33d to visit mi mo7her/sist3r in teh jailz and tel her?! omgwtfbbq
Forum Vet: ahem. /fail
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Forum Vet: ahem. /fail
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/fail by insomniac888 September 29, 2007
Ⓕail
Ⓕail by Leeroy Love December 22, 2010
Fail
A word that used to mean "not succeeding" and was used by normal, literate people.
But these days "fail" is mostly used on the internet by no-life teenage losers. (Sometimes even in real life)
They say phrases such as "this FAILS", "you FAIL at life" and "FAIL" and "EPIC FAIL".
But these days "fail" is mostly used on the internet by no-life teenage losers. (Sometimes even in real life)
They say phrases such as "this FAILS", "you FAIL at life" and "FAIL" and "EPIC FAIL".
Pathetic cunt: tHhis FAILZZ!!!
EPIC FAIL1!!!!
PHAIL!!1111
YOU FAIL!!!111 AT LIFE!!111
Normal human being: Look who's talking. *Gets a gun out and shoots the douche*
EPIC FAIL1!!!!
PHAIL!!1111
YOU FAIL!!!111 AT LIFE!!111
Normal human being: Look who's talking. *Gets a gun out and shoots the douche*
Fail by mrcrazynukenuke123 November 30, 2009
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