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. The biggest toker (puffs the most herb) That Snoop man, he's zoogatron Next zoot? You're zoogatron! See zoot, toker, seen,..
1. A person who is your friend in real life, as opposed to a facebook friend or myspace friend, who is most likely a complete stranger. Ca..
1. this is also called pubic fat, where someone has excess fat in their genital region giving their privates the appearance of a beer gut. ..