epic fail
(Internet slang, originally, 4chan) An utter failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.
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Operation Epic Fail cancelled freedom
Epic fury is an epic fail. Embarrassing.
“Project Freefall”: a side project of “Operation Epic Fail” Coming to a theater near you sooner than you think!
Take: I recently came up with a tailored training plan for myself which gives me a good chance of reaching a 10k pb in the medium term. This plan didn't involve buying any new shoes. Epic fail.
What’s funny is that the racists assume that everyone who looks like them, will 💯 vote like them! Epic Fail! As we evolve, racists stay stuck in the 1950’s! There’s power in numbers #VoteBlue 💙
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(Internet slang, originally, 4chan) An utter failure, especially where success should have been reasonably expected.
“What’s funny is that the racists assume that everyone who looks like them, will 💯 vote like them! Epic Fail! As we evolve, racists stay stuck in the 1950’s! There’s power in numbers #VoteBlue 💙”
“Operation Epic Fail cancelled freedom”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Epic fury is an epic fail. Embarrassing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Project Freefall”: a side project of “Operation Epic Fail” Coming to a theater near you sooner than you think!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Take: I recently came up with a tailored training plan for myself which gives me a good chance of reaching a 10k pb in the medium term. This plan didn't involve buying any new shoes. Epic fail.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What’s funny is that the racists assume that everyone who looks like them, will 💯 vote like them! Epic Fail! As we evolve, racists stay stuck in the 1950’s! There’s power in numbers #VoteBlue 💙”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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