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The epitome of fail. Fail is used on the internet as an expression of disapproval, so failing to type fail correctly will often lead to subsequent ridicule and derision.
jim:You lost to an 8 year old on Halo? FIAL!
jim:uh-oh...
everyone else in the chat room: HA HA HA XD etc etc
fial by Lucothefish March 19, 2008
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A common term used by the Failblog community to express "Fail" after a stopsign had accidently been spelt "SOTP."
Stopsign: SOTP
Failblog User: You FIAL!
Fial by WTFZORS? March 2, 2009
Floating in air laughing

Similar to ROFL except your flying.
The movie was so funny I started to FIAL and had to be removed from the ceiling.
FIAL by Baron S. June 27, 2009
A misspelling of fail, where you automatically fail at life if you say or write it while intending to say fail. Also, commonly used in FAIL pictures that are of something horribly misspelled.
"That sign says shcool, thats a total FIAL!"
Fial by Zach "RIOS" Thompson January 26, 2009
The user has spelt fail wrong, meaning they automatically fail at life
"Dude, you just wrote fial. You fail at life!"

Epic Fial 

When somebody types Epic Fail but fails at it...
Bob: That was an epic fial.
Jim: ^No that was an epic fail.
Epic Fial by Severe Glory May 14, 2009
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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