fail at life

verb

To be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where one is not doing anything productive with one's life; to become a loser.

Meanings

verbfail at life (third-person singular simple present fails at life, present participle failing at life, simple past and past participle failed at life)

present singular third person fails at life · participle present failing at life · participle past failed at life · past failed at life

  1. InternetTo be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where one is not doing anything productive with one's life; to become a loser.
  2. InternetidiomaticTo do anything disappointing; to fail significantly.
Cite this entry
APA

fail at life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20at%20life

MLA

“fail at life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20at%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fail at life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail%20at%20life.

Source: fail at life on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.