Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Loser
Loser noun - Something that has failed.
Both words in one sentence
- In Star Fox 64, if you fail to defeat all of the Star Wolf members in Fortuna (but shoot at least Wolf and Leon down), Pigma will tease you as he retreats by breaking "loser" into two words.
Source: Two Words: I Can't Count -
He went from just having a problem with Daniel Bryan not respecting The Miz to screaming at his long-time broadcast partner Jerry "The King" Lawler that he's a loser who would fail when Lawler was tapped to be in the Raw Rumble and then won.
Source: Wrestling / Michael Cole -
Fail three times, however, and you get an item called "Sphere del Perdedor", which is Spanish for "Sphere of the Loser".
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy X
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