FailStrafe
the act of getting out shot in an FPS. When you were killed because you were unable to out strafe the opponent.
FailStrafe by Chunky Thug January 24, 2012
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Failsafe
To avoid, at all cost, any situation that might remotely result in a failure on your, and your liabilities, part.
Example 1:
Stan: "Hey man, let's go to the mall, I want to get something to eat."
Sami: "Nah man, you're only hungry because you have post-high munchies. We should wait at my house before we go out anywhere. Plus, I have some Doritos at home you can munch on."
Stan: "Sweet, failsafe."
Example 2:
Sami: "Hey Charlie, can me and my girlfriend skip school at your house?"
Charlie: "Sure, but you'll have to leave before 12, my mother might come home early for lunch. Gotta be failsafe man."
Sami: "Word!"
Stan: "Hey man, let's go to the mall, I want to get something to eat."
Sami: "Nah man, you're only hungry because you have post-high munchies. We should wait at my house before we go out anywhere. Plus, I have some Doritos at home you can munch on."
Stan: "Sweet, failsafe."
Example 2:
Sami: "Hey Charlie, can me and my girlfriend skip school at your house?"
Charlie: "Sure, but you'll have to leave before 12, my mother might come home early for lunch. Gotta be failsafe man."
Sami: "Word!"
Failsafe by Sami Philadelphia October 6, 2009
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failstaff
A term derived from shakespearean name "falstaff", who is generally identified as a drunkard and a coxcomb. Can be used as an insult if you are among friends who have read the Henriad.
failstaff by Sir Thomas Derpingham III May 1, 2011
Failsafe
Failsafe by Baldy Solo October 12, 2018
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Failsafe rules!
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failstration by chancegarcia October 21, 2009
failstake
When a magnitude of a problem as a consequence of an action goes beyond a simple mistake, it is otherwise known as a failstake. However, failstakes rank under the degree of epic fail.
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