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

Do-him-id

1. it's saying id do him but just backworks and fast so he won't know! Oh man did you see Brandon today? Oh he was looking so g..

Jerkwater

1. Q. Why do we call a backward place a "jerkwater" town? A. Steam engines needed to refill their boilers from water towers nex..

Normal

1. a statistic based upon a majority 2. A word made up by this corrupt society so they could single out and attack those who are differen..

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