JuiceTheGator
Purveyor of Justice
Fourth Grade Nothing: Yesteryear's Slang, Awesome. Today's Slang, Not So Much
Epic - Meaning something great, terrific, awesome. "That new Band of Horses album is epic, man. Check it out!"
Not the actual dictionary meaning, mind you. Can someone tell me when the word "epic" became so popular and so overused? This word needs to just go away already. It's been around since about 2004 and once a word is used in commercials and films, you know it's just bad news.
Epic fail - Meaning a massive disaster. "That date with Jimbo was an epic fail. He picks his nose at the dinner table!"
To elaborate even more on the tedious use of the word epic, the phrase "epic fail" needs to hold hands with epic and jump off of an epic sized cliff together. Enough.
Fail - Used by itself means somewhat of an epic fail, but not as much. Typically the word is used underneath an ironic or awkward photo or video. There are many FAIL websites, cake fails and more. The word just needs to retire to the rest home ...