Meaning of epic fail | Babel Free

Definitions

An utter failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.

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“Maybe next the cloud overhead would open up and a huge cartoon hand emerge from below, pointing at him, accompanied by a thunderous, authorial voice: TOM MERCER. EPIC FAIL.”

“The second sentence is saying ‘Gina greedily anticipates even more than the monthly doubling of her bank balance’ — more than is modifying expects. Not the same meaning at all. Sorry computer, epic fail!”

““What, you thought you could flee to Canada and hide from your epic fail? […]”

“So yeah, epic fail on my part when I didn't recognize one of Kubrick's most iconic works, 2001: A Space Odyssey.”

“I was happy with my new, more sophisticated haircut but the rest of my efforts were pretty much epic fail.”

“I'm tied to a chair. Epic fail.”

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