Getting pinned down while swimming alongside a killer whale in open waters; I fail of immense proportions; Free Willy 3: The Rescue.
"Oh man, did you see that killer whale fall on top of that diver!?"

"Yeah! That was a whale fail!!"

"Almost as whale fail as Keiko in Norway!"

"THEY ATE KEIKO!?"
by Epic Marine Biologist January 21, 2009
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Describes the action of someone who is overweight doing something very stupid and embarrassing, such as falling down, dropping items, etc.
Matt: Dude, did you see Big Betty fall down the stairs yesterday?
Jim: Hell yeah, total Whale Fail.
by alunajoy October 1, 2010
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when someone says something that is just so "mind numbingly vile and reprehensible yet stupifyingly unfunny and embarresing" they get something even worse than a "Facepalm" they get a Whale Fail

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Boy: Why do Negro people smell like gorilla feces?

Boy 2: You sir deserve a Whale Fail
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by delusion72 July 8, 2010
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The logo of the microblogging service Twitter, displayed prominently on its error page signifying server overload. Fail Whale is a common occurrence.
I wanted to submit twits for this day, but all I got was a Fail Whale.
by TweenkPL April 7, 2009
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Randy: " oh God please Dear god no.."
*fail whale"
Randy: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Randy: "* bangs head on keyboard* My life is over"
Me: " you okay?"
by Sully:) May 16, 2009
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a giant whale which appears at times of epic fail.
'Crap, I tried to jump the step but landed on my face instead'
'Jack, you just summoned the fail whale'
by Benjy-x June 28, 2009
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Extreme fail, usually said after something you strongly disapprove of.
I was so pumped to go to the party on Saturday, but Heather wasn't even there. Fail whale!
by Scalcar June 6, 2009
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