Definition of flailing

flail

verb

to engage in a repetitive behavior with extreme dedication and in excess, while under the influence of methamphetamine. Compare with tweaking.
Dude, check that bitch out... She's straight flailing through those clearance bins and grinding the hell outta her teeff. #Spunderella
That embarrassing charade at Walmart was textbook flailing at it's finest.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of stimulants (e.g. methamphetamines, caffeine).
Last edited on Jun 20 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 10 2018.

verb - intransitive

to work diligently towards a goal, but to make no progress or to perform poorly.
The math class I'm in is too advanced. I'm doing all the homework, but I'm really flailing.
Since he got promoted to an executive role, he's really been flailing.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Last edited on Jun 20 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 20 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'to lose, be defeated, fail':
ownage	Definitions include: anything great, cool, awesome.
take an l	Definitions include: "take a loss", i.e. to suffer a loss in a competition.
trainwreck	Definitions include: a total failure.
drop the ball	Definitions include: to fail in one's responsibilities.
jabroni	Definitions include: in "professional wrestling," a wrestler who intentionally loses to improve the image of the winner.
jobber	Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
screw the pooch	Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
eat it	Definitions include: to experience traumatic physical contact with a stationary object.
get owned	Definitions include: See own.
lost	Definitions include: to fail
BBE	Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport.
whipping	Definitions include: a defeat.
die	Definitions include: to stop working.
fail	Definitions include: an instance of failure.
bomb	Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool".
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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of stimulants (e.g. methamphetamines, caffeine)':
geeked	Definitions include: to be extremely excited about something.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
skiied	Definitions include: under the influence cocaine.
tweak	Definitions include: to be under the influence of methamphetamine.
amped-out	Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
coked up	Definitions include: on cocaine.
amped	Definitions include: "cool"; "awesome"; "sweet".
wired	Definitions include: under the influence of stimulants, e.g. caffeine or methamphetamines.
spun	Definitions include: to be under the influence of methamphetamines.
jacked up	Definitions include: injured.
jacked	Definitions include: extremely muscular.
gacked	Definitions include: to be under the influence of methamphetamine.

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bundy	Definitions include: to render something inoperable accidentally.
dial-up	Definitions include: to make or get something.
cut-offs	Definitions include: shorts created by cutting the legs off of pants.
hokey	Definitions include: corny.
in the cards	Definitions include: destined to be.
faz	Definitions include: fahzay meaning friend slangly
honey trap	Definitions include: the intentional seducing of a person in order to blackmail them, or for other nefarious purposes.
tongue-kiss	Definitions include: to kiss with tongue contact.
beater	Definitions include: unattractive or undesirable.
get dirty	Definitions include: Popular in Christina Aguilera's song "Dirty".