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When someone is continuously doing REALLY stupid things under the influence of marijuana that cause that person embarrassment.
**Lyle tries to roll down the window of a car with automatic windows when the car is off**
Friend in passenger seat: "Ah man, you're failing Lyle.. you're failing hardcore.."
failing by The Special Doctor December 1, 2007
Definition of me.
Bob: I heard you’re failing everything
Me: yes
Failing by ChickenTastesGreat November 12, 2020
To shred on Banjo. Be able to pick the hell out of a 5 string Banjo.
Billy was failing all night yesterday during the show. My face melted watching Billy Failing.
Failing by BMFSgoat December 10, 2021

failing up 

(verb, intransitive) to derive gain in spite of failure that would usually either preclude said gain or have adverse consequences.
Even though Fred was the salesman who lost the big advertising account, he is failing up to a seat on the Board of Directors.
failing up by Nestor W. March 5, 2008

failing asleep 

This term describes the nightly experience of those unfortunate schmucks who just absolutely cannot fucking fall asleep, no matter how much thrashing around in bed they do or how much ruminating over past mistakes they indulge in. Instead of falling asleep, an insomniac is simply failing asleep.
Alice: "Wow, you look like hell"
Bob: "<mumble> last night I was failing asleep and couldn't stop thinking about some shit from middle school when I got my bike stolen"
failing asleep by channel_panel June 16, 2018

failing at life 

what your facebook status would say if it was representative of what you are currently doing
Sally is failing at life.

315 Likes.

(Sally has 315 friends on facebook)
failing at life by wittyname January 16, 2010
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Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
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A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
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