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Definition of a crash and burn
crash and burn
- Aviation slang, "good luck!"
Last edited on Apr 23 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 23 2017.
noun
- in computing, a spectacular crash.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- a spectacular failure.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.
verb - intransitive
- of an attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex, to fail miserably.
You definitely crashed and burned with her.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Annie P. from New York, NY, USA on Nov 25 2001.
- to failure spectacularly.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.
- to fall into a deep sleep and sleep profoundly for a long period of time as the result of mental or physical exhaustion.
After hauling furniture up three flights of stairs all day, he crashed and burned, and slept for 16 hours straight.
Last edited on Jul 05 2013. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 01 2013.
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| Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart". | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
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| Definitions include: Crash and burn. | |
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