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Slang for Fails and Mistakes

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Slang for Fails and Mistakes

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We all make mistakes. Alex will add some fun slang words for fails and mistakes to your vocabulary!

"What a flop, what a dud, that really bombed!"

Slang = a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. We usually use slang in speaking rather than writing. Slang normally refers to particular words and meanings but can include longer expressions and idioms.

blooper

"I'm really enjoying the game, which is well written with no major bloopers in gameplay."

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A blooper reel is ___

“Aside from a few hiccups in communication among the team members, the whole event went off perfectly.”

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A "hiccup" is most often a ___ mistake.

“Aside from a few hiccups in communication among the team members, the whole event went off perfectly.”

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A "hiccup" is most often a ___ mistake.

"The show was the biggest flop in TV history."

flop = a total failure

"Are there any more batteries? This one's a dud."

"The lead actor was a total dud. He couldn't really sing or dance and he seemed nervous."

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Which of these does NOT mean that something failed?

"A lot of people lost their jobs when the economy tanked.”

"I bombed my history exam."

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Which of these is a phrasal verb for making a careless mistake?

"The kids often slipped up when it came to spelling."

to bungle (verb) bungled up (phrasal verb) bungle (noun)

"She is still recovering from a bungled hip operation." "Boy, you really bungled up this report—I'm not sure I can even fix it." "The whole job was a gigantic bungle."

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Which of these is a phrasal verb for causing something to fail?

"Why are you trying to screw up your life?"

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"What a flop, what a dud, that really bombed!"

blooper

"I'm really enjoying the game, which is well written with no major bloopers in gameplay."

“Aside from a few hiccups in communication among the team members, the whole event went off perfectly.”

“Aside from a few hiccups in communication among the team members, the whole event went off perfectly.”

"The show was the biggest flop in TV history."

"Are there any more batteries? This one's a dud."

"The lead actor was a total dud. He couldn't really sing or dance and he seemed nervous."

"A lot of people lost their jobs when the economy tanked.”

"I bombed my history exam."

"The kids often slipped up when it came to spelling."

to bungle (verb) bungled up (phrasal verb) bungle (noun)

"She is still recovering from a bungled hip operation." "Boy, you really bungled up this report—I'm not sure I can even fix it." "The whole job was a gigantic bungle."

"Why are you trying to screw up your life?"

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