Browsing page 10 of words meaning fights, conflict (non-physical) (261 words total)

adjective

• failing or simply generally bad.

  Yeah, the publisher's website for the book has been fail for a long time.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2011.

interjection

• exclamation used to acknowledge or mock an instance of failure.

  Fail.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.

  Last edited on Dec 22 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 22 2010.

noun

• an instance of failure.

  The team's homecoming game performance was a fail.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  
                                                                                                                                                                           
  
  Citation from "Epic Win", Slate, Christopher Beam, Oct 15 2008 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                       
  
  Citation from "article title", Business Insider, Julia La Roche, November 15 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2009.

noun - uncountable

• some amount of a bad thing. Contrast with win.

  There was so much fail in that video.

  • See more words with the same meaning: something of poor quality, bad, sucks.

  Last edited on Oct 22 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 22 2010.

noun

• an instance of fat-fingering.

                                                                                                                            
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  
  Citation from ""Fat finger" role in selloff likely a myth", Reuters, Dan Wilchins, May 7 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 08 2010.

verb - transitive

• To accidentally press an adjacent button, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number. Happens more frequently as the button size is reduced, e.g. on cell phones.

  Whoops, I just fat-fingered his phone number.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.

  Last edited on May 08 2010. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

adjective

• extremely angry; "very fed up".

  Shut up! I'm fed up to my eyebrows.

  • See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by CELSO F. from Sorocaba, Brazil on Feb 02 2003.

adjective

• excited.

  I am so fired up for this party!

  It gets me so fired up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: excited, energetic.

  Last edited on May 07 2013. Submitted by Dawn Kennedy from Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY, USA on Aug 23 1997.

• out of control.

  He had a few drinks now he's all fired up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme.

  Last edited on Aug 23 1997. Submitted by Dawn Kennedy from Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY, USA on Aug 23 1997.

• angry.

  Great, now you got him all fired up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.

  Last edited on Aug 23 1997. Submitted by Dawn Kennedy from Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY, USA on Aug 23 1997.

noun - uncountable

• misspelling / alternate spelling of flak.

  Don't give me so much flack.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: criticism.

  Last edited on May 10 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 24 2010.

noun

• an instance of "flaming" as described in the noun sense.

  After I wrote on the message board that Hondas are the best cars, a bunch of people sent me flames.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

• one's romantic partner. Typically used in the expression "old flame".

  I ran into one of my old flames at the show last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

verb

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  to complain.

  He won't stop flaming about getting fired.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Setebos from Berkeley, CA, USA on Apr 21 1998.

verb - transitive

• to post an insulting message to a discussion forum. The target of the insult is usually a person, a person's opinion(s), or the current topic of discussion.

  When I wrote on the message board that Hondas are the best cars, I got flamed by a bunch of people.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.

verb

• to become enraged.

  My dad flew off the handle when he found out I was pregnant.

  • See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.

  Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 12 2011.

interjection

• acronym for "fuck my life." Contrast with MLIG. See also FYL.

  I got in another car accident. FML.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "25 Signs You Spend Way Too Much Time on Facebook", Miami New Times blogs, Rebecca Salgado, Apr 26 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Apr 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• as of late 2010, an attempt is being made by some Christians to rechristen the term "Forgive Me Lord".
  • See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: religion (related to).

  Last edited on Dec 06 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 06 2010.