either an interjection used when one disapproves of something, or a verb meaning approximately the same thing as the slang form of suck.
1 "you actually bought that? FAIL"
2 "this movie fails."
by jack July 22, 2003
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A baseball player swings at a ball and the ball instead hits him in the groin. FAIL!
by elliott113 February 15, 2008
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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".
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*
by mrcrazynukenuke123 November 26, 2009
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"Fail" is a word that is more than often overused online. Unfortunately it has spewed into mainstream society and now is being used in every day life, much like "epic".

People who "fail" generally are not even trying to accomplish anything, or they simply do something different than you. This word is most commonly used by annoying teenagers (who put a bad reputation on gaming), who shout "FAIL!" every time someone makes a slight error.

If you point out an obvious flaw by saying "FAIL" you're obviously a failure yourself for having lack of logic.
Kid: I just tripped because someone...tripped me.

Idiot who doesn't use logic to realize it wasn't the kids fault for being tripped, it was actually the other persons fault: FAIL!
by Da Milkman April 24, 2009
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The real definiton of fail is Chris-Chan. His lack of sex life, a virgin with rage and real life friends make you want to cry. This is failure.
The great example of how to be a fail and miserable like Chris-Chan is: Drinking your own seamen mixed with fanta, fucking a blown up doll named "Julaayy!!!", drawing comic porn shit and loading the shit up on youtube and having lack of sex life.
by Ahseyo June 04, 2010
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a person who can never do anything right

what the letter grade F stands for on a test

usually named benj
wow that kid is such a fail he cant even tie his shoes
by Titanium Benj May 25, 2010
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The act of doing something so awful you must never show your face again and God cries in pity for your soul.

The term can be expressed (written) two ways:

fail & Fail

The lowercase form expresses a smaller fail that no one will remember for longer than a week. Consider yourself lucky if you are simply charged with a "fail" crime.

The uppercase form of the word means that you have disgraced the human race and shall never be given respect again in your life, nor after that when you have gone to Hell either.
fail:

I failed when I lost that staring contest.

Fail:

Your mom Failed in bed last night.
by celza January 30, 2011
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