different between failure vs kablooie

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/

Noun

failure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)

1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
3. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
4. Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• (person incapable of success): loser

Antonyms

• (state or condition): success, triumph

Derived terms

• ground failure
• power failure

Related terms

• fail

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• ka-blooey, ka-blooie
• kablooey
• kerblooie, kerplooie

Etymology

ka-, an intensifier used with onomatopoeia, plus (probably) an imaginative rendition of an explosion or splash.

Pronunciation

Noun

kablooie (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) A failure, meltdown; or explosion; a splat or splash.

   The bottle of ketchup hit the floor and went kablooie all over everything.

Usage notes

Most frequently used in the phrase to go kablooie or it went kablooie.

Derived terms

• blooey