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Failnale 

An unsatisfying finale. Riddled with plot-holes, dei ex machina (plural of deus ex machina), and various other writing blunders. The name is a portmanteau from the words "fail" and "finale".
Normally stemming from either a premature cancellation, or writers writing their way into a corner.
What makes a finale a "failnale" is completely subjective, and is a decision up to each person to make. However, there are times when the writing is so blatantly bad, only the most hardcore of fans would defend it.

Note : While it mainly refers to television programs it is also applicable to, books, video games, comics, and basically any form of entertainment that eventually ends.
Rachel : "So during the finale there was an ancient and powerful being, who just happens to show up to give the main guy a brand new power RIGHT when he needed it."
Steven : "That was total garbage! They didn't even foreshadow something as big as that. It just showed up out of nowhere! And did you see what they did to the villain?"
Rachel : "Are you talking about the convenient and sudden mental breakdown? It was only there so the good guys could easily win. What a cop-out"
Steven : "Yeah, it was a total failnale!"
Failnale by Zombunnies January 11, 2013
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Failcake 

1. A proverbial cake served to someone who has made a major mistake

2. Used to celebrate a massive fuck up

3. In gaming speak, it is served to a loser after they've been pwnd
The staff members who missed Monday's important board meeting got a failcake.

Congratulations on totaling your new car while driving drunk. Have a nice slice of failcake!

I assassinated your player and served him a failcake. You have been PWND!
Failcake by Panasonicyouth January 4, 2008

failwhale 

The image of a whale being carried by a number of birds that appears when the Twitter website is overloaded or has failed. Failwhale appears to now have his/her own fanclub.

Word origin: from fail + whale (probably for rhyming purposes).
Sad that Twitter had failed just when he needed it most, he was somewhat consoled by the appearance of his beloved Failwhale.
failwhale by NenyaQuende June 16, 2008
Word of the Day on November 19, 2022

Failcakes 

Another word for fail that is slightly more cute and endearing. A slang term.
1: "OMG that movie was so failcakes"

"Yeah, I know"

2: "Then I tripped over and fell on top of him"

"Failcakes!"
Failcakes by Indigo Starr March 26, 2010

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!"
Failsafe by Sami Philadelphia October 6, 2009

FailScape 

Slang term for the MMORPG Runescape, after multi-way PvP killing was removed.
Guy 1: Hey dude, Runescape has gotten boring.
Guy 2: Runescape? More like Failscape these days.
Guy 1: Touche.
FailScape by Hardvolume February 26, 2008
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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