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Urban Dictionary fail 

A few years ago when this site was still new, you could submit a word and be able to have your word reviewed by editiors and you would know whether your word was accepted in a matter of minutes. Also, there was a chatroom in editing and you had many more words to edit.

Now it takes forever to get your words on this site. People post videos to explain words. (wtf?!) They only give you like 5-10 words at a time to edit. They took away our chat room in the editing room. This site has changed.
Barb: I submitted a word to Urban Dictionary last night. It should have been on here by now.

Cris: A few years ago, your word would have been on the site by now. But now it takes forever so I'm not sure when your word will be on there. I haven't seen it yet.

Barb: That is such an Urban Dictionary fail!

Cris: Totally.

urban dictionary definition fail 

When You provide a seemingly perfect definition to a word on urban dictionary and even do some thoughtful editing but it doesn't get published anyways. Usually a sign that you aren't clever enough or your definition is really, really dumb.
Dude: I thought I put the perfect definition for bad comedian on urban dictionary.

Friend: what did you put?

Dude: a person who catches rotten fruit on a stage for laughs. I thought it was clever.

Friend: did it get accepted?

Dude: nope...

Friend: sounds like an urban dictionary definition fail.

Dude: yep, an epic fail for sure.

Friend: maybe we should define that term!

Dude: I hope it gets accepted.

Friend: if it doesn't, we know what it would be called!!

Urban Failure 

A legendary failure that goes way back before the old cave man people call Jesus was born!
Thats an Urban Failure right there!
Your an urban failure!
No you are!

Urban Failure 

When the Urban Dictionary Word of the Day is poorly selected and either not funny or does not make sense.
I was all excited for the urban dictionary word of the day but then i saw it was really retarded so it was just an epic Urban Failure.
Urban Failure by salsaboy719 January 10, 2011

An Urban Failure 

When people post words on Urban Dictionary, but the negative votes outweigh the positive votes.
A: Dude! That concert was so bomb dot com!

B: -looks up word on urban dictionary-
Only 1000 likes, and 3800 dislikes? What an urban failure..
An Urban Failure by mplmaoxp November 13, 2010

urban dictionary failure 

One who has all thumbs down in thier definetions. It doesn't matter if they have been writing since 1999 or 2007, all we know is that they need to stop if they suck so much
that guy with all the thumbs down in his definetions is an urban dictionary failure
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