Failing Up

What is Failing Up?

(verb, intransitive) to derive gain in spite of failure that would usually either preclude said gain or have adverse consequences.

Even though Fred was the salesman who lost the big advertising account, he is failing up to a seat on the Board of Directors.

See failure, incompetence

Zeroj

1. Receiving a blow job in outer space. I heard after Neil Armstrong returned from the Apollo mission, he received zeroj from a bunch of ..

Zzyzx

1. The last place on Earth. It was originally founded by a crazy old man who named it ZZYZX since it would be the last word in the diction..

Cunty Bollix

1. IRISH: A greeting embellishment (friendly) A derogatory description of a person Greeting: Hey cunty bollix, come over here Derogato..

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