What is Failing Up?
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(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.
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Committing suicide in front of a live web cam.
That dude just pulled the ripper.
Ya man pull the ripperpull the ripper!
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