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What could go wrong. Almost always used sarcastically, as the caption on a video or photo where the answer is obviously "everything". Reddit's r/Whatcouldgowrong is a long-running community devoted to clips of plans that immediately, predictably, fail.
climbing a wet roof in flip-flops to fix the satellite dish — WCGW
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A W fail is a win that somehow still manages to go wrong in delivery, execution, or aftermath — a victory so poorly handled it partially negates itself. You got the promotion but immediately alienated your whole team in the announcement. You won the argument but lost the friendship. The result was technically correct but the process was a disaster. W fail captures the frustrating comedy of snatching partial defeat from the jaws of total victory. It's used self-deprecatingly and in commentary on others' bittersweet successes where the L crept in through the back door.
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