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.
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 word or phrase for "someone who learns from their mistakes"
Clearly, someone who is called astute would hardly deserve the appellation if he or she fails to learn from past mistakes. But the word doesn't specifically mean "learns from mistakes". …
Is 'I f*cked the dog' an actual idiom and are there alternatives
Jul 15, 2015 · "Fuck the dog" (or its milder variant, "screw the pooch") comes from an old joke. There are various versions, but a drunk man ends up shooting the wife and screwing the …
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 …
"Fall", "fell", "felled" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 16, 2012 · How is the causative form of fall used in English? In the present tense, often enough, A tree falls in the woods, but a logger falls trees as well. but in the past tense, A tree …