Failing Up

What is Failing Up?


1.

(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


41

Random Words:

1. Stands for "kik is not a typo". Used by passionate supporters of kik (synonym of lol) who believe kik has an important meanin..
1. a nickname and famous super hero, meaning Eating Disorder Concussion Girl. Comes from a spazzing mother who thinks her daughter has an e..
1. An explosion of applause "Dude, that guy was amazing at guitar! Did you hear that applausion he got? I almost went deaf!" Se..