when a person or thing creates an ironic situation or is completely incompitent in doing an action.
Thhe staples employee didnt have staples in the stapler.
random kid: "EPIC fail."
A person trips.
other random kid: "EPIC FAIL!"
A naive, lame and immature 16 year old with an ego bigger than Mt. Everest! Tries to act cute and bubbly towards people but is very judgemental and hates on people whom she's never met (in which, she tries to create drama with them via Facebook instead of up front to their face) Also has been known to ruin friendships between best friends by kissing ass to one and rejecting the other, thus resulting in more drama. Has a boyfriend who looks like a mole and creates terrible AMV's.
Person 1: this bitch who i've never even met who is friends with my best friend keeps trying to start shit with me, on facebook!
Person 2: sounds like you have an Epic Fail on your case
ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Person 1: i watched this AMV of Fruits Basket and it was nice except IT WAS TO A FUCKING GLEE SONG
Person 2: lol, did Epic Fail make it?
The act of doing more work while trying to do less work due to laziness.
I didn't want to carry all that crap to the trash so I walked all the way to the side yard to get the wheel barrow when all I had to do was get the dolly from the garage. Such failed laziness.
When you put your iPod (or some other type of mp3) on shuffle, and it plays some songs by the same artist at least 2 times in a row. Or if the songs start playing in Alphabetical Order after the device is put on shuffle.
I went to the party to hear some great music, but Bill's iPod had a Shuffle Fail, so everyone got tortured and had to listen to Lady Gaga for 3 hours straight. It was horrible.
that's what hitler was
man i cant believe that a failed painter took over most of europe
When you Take almost forever whith a lot of effot just to fail in the end.
This is Demonstrated when you are fighting Kel Thulzad in Naxxaramas just to fail when he reaches 2% health.
This is Pronounced Using a K and a T sound individualy instead of saying the name of the letters themselves.
You: Dude i'm on the last page of my 300 page Thesis on why the human race destroys everything they come in contact with.
Me: Weren't we supposed to write on the growth of a specific type of mushroom?
You: ........
Me: KT FAIL
An action that is clumsy, unintentional, accidental that ends up in a moment of utter calamity in a sporting event.
The Boise State kicker committed a sports fail for the team resulting in a multimillion dollar loss for the school + infinite shame.