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

Zpizzle

1. The coolest name in the world refering to some one named Zac with a last name that starts with P preferably the last name Pease. ZPizzl..

California Orange

1. Type of weed that has spots of orange in it. Sometimes will make you horny. DAAAAAYYUUM. That california orange is some good shit man. ..

Soxodox

1. The paradox of putting a pair of socks in the dryer and only having one of them when your laundry is done. Dude, I just finished my lau..

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