epic fail

noun

plural epic fails
: a notable, obvious, and usually public failure
What was supposed to be a kind gesture turned into an epic fail, and now a viral video. … Morgan accidentally missed the step and faceplanted into the front door. 97X.com
Kendall Jenner struggled to chop up a cucumber during Episode 5 of "The Kardashians," and her epic fail prompted Kris Jenner to request assistance from their chef. Leena Nasir
UBER's self-driving project was basically an epic fail Jim Collins
… he [David Novak, former CEO of Yum Brands] talks about his epic fail: Crystal Pepsi, the clear version of Pepsi that he developed in 1992 when he was Pepsi's Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Annette Franz

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Given One Important Job At Waterslide, Fails Miserably By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter 0 A New Zealand grandpa's epic fail is going viral this week, leaving the internet in stitches. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 Revealing what an epic fail the shows had on influencing their audiences with their anti-Trump rants and jokes, 99% of partisan guests who appeared on the shows over the second half of 2024 were liberals. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2007, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of epic fail was in 2007

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“Epic fail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epic%20fail. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.

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