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Definition of fail

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing':

Definitions include: terrible.
Definitions include: abbreviation of "heinous."
Definitions include: a general insult.
Definitions include: of a video game, excessively difficult because positive things happen with very low frequency, and/or negative things happen with very high frequency.
Definitions include: mean or disrespectful.
Definitions include: displeasing.
Definitions include: bad, unfortunate, inconvenient, etc.
Definitions include: to play with a Hacky Sack (footbag.)
Definitions include: inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality.
Definitions include: run down or impoverished.
Definitions include: an insult or retort.
Definitions include: easy or unchallenging.
Definitions include: displeasing.
Definitions include: a person's story: what they would have you believe.
Definitions include: extremely horrendous, embarrassing or harsh.

Other terms relating to 'something of poor quality, bad, sucks':

Definitions include: nonsense
Definitions include: a "disaster" + "catastrophe".
Definitions include: with poor personal hygiene / promiscuous / generally gross.
Definitions include: a person who isn't liked in general.
Definitions include: something very difficult.
Definitions include: an event with a displeasing outcome.
Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
Definitions include: a friend.
Definitions include: something in which there will be a lot of crap involved.
Definitions include: something lame.
Definitions include: a graffiti mural.
Definitions include: a motor vehicle with many mechanical problems.
Definitions include: something of poor quality; "piece of crap".

Other terms relating to 'to lose, be defeated, fail':

Definitions include: a loser.
Definitions include: to fail.
Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
Definitions include: to fail.
Definitions include: to make a futile attempt.
Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground.
Definitions include: to be bitch-slapped.
Definitions include: to perform terribly.
Definitions include: to engage in a repetitive behavior with extreme dedication and in excess, while under the influence of methamphetamine.
Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
Definitions include: to fail in one's responsibilities.
Definitions include: to defeat soundly.
Definitions include: "take a loss", i.e. to suffer a loss in a competition.
Definitions include: to be severely defeated.
Definitions include: to stop working.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'fail':

Definitions include: pejorative nickname for the British daily tabloid newspaper Daily Mail.
Definitions include: a large failure.
Definitions include: to be ill, drunk, or otherwise unhealthy, or affected negatively by a substance.
Definitions include: A reference to a dungeons and dragons term that means to have poor reaction time. Also, to fall, drop and object, or to fail to get out of the path of a moving object.
Definitions include: A dungeons and dragons term that refers to being gullible or mislead.
Definitions include: an image displayed on the Twitter website when the website is unavailable.

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