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epic fail

noun

Slang.
  1. a spectacularly embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given a greatly exaggerated importance.

  2. a person who fails in this way.

    He thought he was being funny and charming, but no, he was an epic fail.



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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of epic fail1

First recorded in 2000–05
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who serves as the de facto mayor for Altadena, was quick to criticize what she called the evacuation “epic fail†in west Altadena, but Barger said this specific shortcoming doesn’t necessarily point to a larger issue about Altadena’s resources or support.

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But self-policing has proved an epic fail: the Ethics Code you adopted is a toothless joke that said nothing about Alito and Thomas’ malfeasance.

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First she’d set Brooklyn up for an epic fail only to see her turn it into a huge victory.

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A so-called Willy Wonka “immersive experience†in Glasgow, Scotland, was such an epic fail that it left children in tears and inspired angry ticket holders, who anticipated a good time for their families, to call the police.

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From my parents’ awful plan to give up Sir Fig Newton for adoption, to my epic fail with the lemonade stand.

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What else does epic fail mean?

When someone spectacularly messes up at something—especially little or simple things done or shared in public, like misspelling one's own name on an official form or getting rejected for a kiss on the Jumbotron—people might joke about it as an epic fail.How is epic fail pronounced?[ep-ic feyl]

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