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. 1. An excellent Rock band with many great hits, including "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane." 2. Bird..
1. The true shoes of real Gz, now forgoten in time only to be seen on the inner covers of dead rap stars CDs!! Also FILA stop making bomb ..
1. Taking needles and putting them through your skin on your fingers and poking someone in the asshole until they fart in your face. "..