phrase usage - What triggered the slang term "epic fail"? - English ...
Nov 15, 2023 · This meaning has now been resurrected in the modern "an epic fail" sense = an outstanding failure. The earliest I can trace "Epic Fail" is "Big Book of Epic Fail" By Aaron …
Singular word request: Word that means 'to attempt to fit in/be as …
epic fail (noun, Slang.) Dictionary.com a spectacularly embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given a greatly exaggerated …
What word should I use for things that are bad for you?
Jul 28, 2025 · I need a single or double word for a category name for my blog that means: Things that are bad for you, such as smoking, drinking, etc. when you have diabetes. The word must …
language evolution - When and how did "fail" become a noun?
Jan 23, 2011 · Does anyone know when and how fail became a noun? I'd love to see one of those charts that shows the date of origin and subsequent growth of this usage.
Requesting a word or idiom for "impressive failure."
May 11, 2016 · The op asks for a "epic fail type" noun but your word is an adjective that describes something that is such a "epic fail type" noun.
Fail trumpet onomatopoeia - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 25, 2014 · There are several sound clips that are widely understood to mean "(epic) fail". I think the most famous one is the one with the oboe or trumpet... 4 notes with declining pitch, …
Capitalization of artistic trends - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 28, 2012 · If you are writing about the arts (the term is also current in biblical studies and theology), I would not capitalize modernism. The names (and derivative adjectives) of some …
A person who twists facts to appear infallible?
Oct 30, 2017 · The kind of person who is given a simple logic puzzle, fails to solve it correctly and tries to persuade others that he was in fact correct e.g. by denying obvious implications that …
"For he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ...
Dec 16, 2014 · The question is about the contemporary usage of the following distich: For he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; ...and whether historical events and …
Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?
Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe even the opposite of what it usually means) – a cool motorcycle, a …