Browsing page 1 of words meaning to lose, be defeated, fail (21 words total)
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- ate up – BBE – bite it – blow it – bomb – do a number on – eat it – fail – get owned – get schooled – go belly up – go tits-up – go up in smoke – jabroni – jobber – look like a monkey fucking a football – lost – ownage – pillage – screw the pooch – whipping
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ate up 
adjective
- strange, stupid; WEIRD.
Don't worry about Eric, he's just ate up.
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Originally submitted by Pekka Pennanen from Finland on Jun 21 1997. (Edit this definition.)
- not "squared away" (i.e. not organized or prepared: a mess.) If someone does something poorly, they're "ate up." Origin: the United States military. In the example phrase, "soup sandwich" is an example of something messy. Note: eight up may be the correct spelling.
You're all ate up like a soup sandwich!
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Originally submitted by Nate Marx from Manassas, VA, USA on Mar 26 1998. (Edit this definition.)
- burnt out or exhausted from the use of illegal drugs, usually Ecstasy (MDMA).
He's really ate up from the rave last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.
Originally submitted by Maestro from Newark, DE, USA on Apr 17 1998. (Edit this definition.)
- outdone or outperformed in a contest, such as a sporting event.
Man, you got ate up by that move.
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Originally submitted by Kevin Kronfeld from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Dec 22 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- crazy; insane.
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Originally submitted by tiffany from Anderson, IN, USA on Mar 12 2002. (Edit this definition.)
- interested, to the point of near obsession.
He's ate up about the military.
- See more words with the same meaning: to like, enjoy.
Originally submitted by Anonymous on Jul 24 2007. (Edit this definition.)
- to be consumed with an incurable illness.
Mabel is ate up with the cancer.
- See more words with the same meaning: sick, ill.
Originally submitted by G. R. on Nov 21 2008. (Edit this definition.)
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BBE
noun
- 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.
He just applied the BBE on that game.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Steve Pine from Winston-Salem, NC, USA on Jan 13 1999. (Edit this definition.)
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bite it
interjection
- an invitation for someone to bite one's genitals.
Person 1: "You suck at playing the drums."
Person 2: "Bite it."- See more words with the same meaning: insults involving genitalia (list of).
Originally submitted by Diane J. on Jan 13 2005. (Edit this definition.)
verb
- to fall and hit the ground. Someone can "bite it" either by falling while on foot, or by wrecking a human-powered vehicle (bicycle, skateboard, dirt-bike, etc.)
That dude was trying to skate down the handrail and totally bit it!
Man, you should have seen it. Joey bit it hard this morning on his way down the stairs.
- See more words with the same meaning: to fall, hurt, injure one's self.
Originally submitted by Joel G. from Chicago, IL, USA on Dec 09 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- to fail.
He bit it on that test.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Cindy from CA, USA on Feb 21 2005. (Edit this definition.)
verb - intransitive
- to die.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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blow it
verb
- to completely fail a task.
I really blew it during the presentation.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009. (Edit this definition.)
notes
- See also blow.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 12 2011. (Edit this definition.)
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bomb
adjective
- good; excellent; "cool". See also the bomb.
That movie is really bomb!
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Originally submitted by Kenneth G. from Miami University, USA on Nov 17 1997. (Edit this definition.)
adverb
- well.
I hear the customers tip bomb there.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 29 2010. (Edit this definition.)
noun
- in American football, a long forward pass.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009. (Edit this definition.)
noun - uncountable
- good marijuana.
I've some bomb.
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Originally submitted by Paolo T. on Jul 08 2004. (Edit this definition.)
- drug inventory.
I just need to work this bomb right quick.
Originally submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on May 01 2010. (Edit this definition.)
verb
- to be disappointing.
That party bombed.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
- See more words with the same meaning: to be sad, disappointed.
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Originally submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2003. (Edit this definition.)
- to fail.
That movie bombed in the theatres.
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Originally submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2003. (Edit this definition.)
- to drive fast and recklessly.
He came bombing down the street and almost hit us.
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- See more words with the same meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme.
Originally submitted by Carmen E. on Nov 18 2005. (Edit this definition.)
- to malfunction.
WinZip bombs when I try to integrity check an archive.
- See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 06 2009. (Edit this definition.)
verb - transitive
- to put graffiti on something; "tag". Also bomber (a person who "bombs,") etc.
Phase one was one of the best train bombers.
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Originally submitted by Shin on Nov 30 2002. (Edit this definition.)
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do a number on
verb
- to do a poor job.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009. (Edit this definition.)
- to mistreat.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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eat it
interjection
- a retort or taunt.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2010. (Edit this definition.)
- short for "eat penis"; said when someone fails at something or the winner says it to the loser
Originally submitted by Anonymous on Nov 29 2010. (Edit this definition.)
verb
- to experience traumatic physical contact with a stationary object.
The skater ate it when he fell off his board.
Originally submitted by John F. from Virginia Beach, VA, USA on Aug 18 2004. (Edit this definition.)
- to fall to the ground
Originally submitted by John F. from Virginia Beach, VA, USA on Aug 18 2004. (Edit this definition.)
- more in the physical sense as in... wiped out, bit the dust, crashed and burned. Fell off the bike.
He was running in the gravel, and totally ate it.
Originally submitted by Cindy from CA, USA on Feb 21 2005. (Edit this definition.)
- to fail. to swallow the loss, pay for everyone, be humiliated.
He didn't do very well on that test, he ate it.
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Originally submitted by Cindy from CA, USA on Feb 21 2005. (Edit this definition.)
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fail
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.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2011. (Edit this definition.)
interjection
- exclamation used to acknowledge or mock an instance of failure.
Fail.
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Originally submitted by Anonymous on Dec 22 2010. (Edit this definition.)
noun
- an instance of failure.
The team's homecoming game performance was a fail.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 22 2010. (Edit this definition.)
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get owned
notes
- See own.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Patrick Moore from San Francisco, CA, USA on Nov 27 2002. (Edit this definition.)
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get schooled
other
- See school.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Mike K. from Temple City, CA, USA on Nov 04 1997. (Edit this definition.)
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go belly up
verb
- to fail. (Usually in reference to a business.)
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009. (Edit this definition.)
- to die.
- See more words with the same meaning: to die.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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go tits-up
- To die or stop functioning.
"The motor on my boat went tits-up today."Originally submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 06 2009. (Edit this definition.)
verb
- to fail.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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go up in smoke
verb
- to fail.
His career went up in smoke after a steroids scandal.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 01 2011. (Edit this definition.)
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jabroni
noun
- in "professional wrestling," a wrestler who intentionally loses to improve the image of the winner.
Get out of the ring, jabroni.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: sports (related to).
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Paul D. from Beaumont, TX, USA on Nov 05 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- a general insult; "sissy"; "idiot"; "nobody"; "loser".
Hey jabroni! You shut your mouth.
He is such a stupid jabroni.
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- See more words with the same meaning: a coward, wimp, weakling.
- See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).
Originally submitted by Evan from PA, USA on Jan 16 2000. (Edit this definition.)
notes
- Also spelled jobroni, jabronie.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 18 2009. (Edit this definition.)
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jobber
noun
- a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal. Derogatory.
I refuse to deal with Sean - he's a total jobber.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Michael C. from Old Bridge Township, USA on Feb 02 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- object with unspecified name.
Hand me that jobber over there.
- See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009. (Edit this definition.)
- a middleman who buys and sells merchandise.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 02 2010. (Edit this definition.)
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look like a monkey fucking a football
verb
- to perform terribly.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Originally submitted by cheryl s. on Oct 30 2004. (Edit this definition.)
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lost
- to fail
I lost that really hard test earlier!
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Originally submitted by Jacob F. on Mar 19 2006. (Edit this definition.)
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ownage
interjection
- "ownage" can be used alone as an exclamation upon witnessing a stunning defeat.
Ownage!
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Originally submitted by Patrick M. from San Francisco, CA, USA on Nov 27 2002. (Edit this definition.)
noun
- anything great, cool, awesome.
That was ownage.
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Originally submitted by Gus from CA, USA on Oct 05 2002. (Edit this definition.)
- an action or event in which someone was owned or someone owned another person. (That is, defeated them severely.)
That was complete ownage!
That shot was ownage!
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- See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.
Originally submitted by Gus from CA, USA on Oct 05 2002. (Edit this definition.)
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pillage
verb
- to defeat soundly. Perhaps a reference to "rape and pillage."
The Raptors got pillaged in their last game.
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Originally submitted by Graham W. from Ontario, Canada on Feb 02 2000. (Edit this definition.)
- to eat.
Let's go pillage.
- See more words with the same meaning: to eat, drink.
Originally submitted by Cameron Bookout from Boulder, CO, USA on Oct 06 2001. (Edit this definition.)
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screw the pooch
verb
- to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake. Originated in the US Air Force.
Well, Jim, we lost the account. Looks like you really screwed the pooch on this one.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Originally submitted by kim c. from Janesville, IL 62435, USA on Feb 18 1999. (Edit this definition.)
- to fail completely. Originated in the US Air Force.
Q: How did you do on the exam?
A: I totally screwed the pooch.- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Originally submitted by Steve O. from Austin, TX, USA on Jan 17 2003. (Edit this definition.)
- to waste time; "mess around".
Quit screwing the pooch and come help me.
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Originally submitted by Andrew G. from Spokane, WA, USA on Jul 19 2003. (Edit this definition.)
- to die.
I heard from Fred that old Barney screwed the pooch.
- See more words with the same meaning: to die.
Originally submitted by Kenn C. from Emmaus, PA, USA on Jan 18 2006. (Edit this definition.)
notes
- See also "fuck the dog", "screw the badger".
Originally submitted by John C. from Kansas City, MO, USA on Aug 07 2006. (Edit this definition.)
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