epic

epic fail

An especially big or embarrassing blunder. I can't believe I called the CEO by the wrong name! What an epic fail. I tried to bake a cake for my sister's birthday, but I accidentally used salt instead of sugar. Epic fail.

disaster of epic proportions

Cliché a very large disaster. (Often jocular.) The earthquake was responsible for a disaster of epic proportions. Your late arrival caused a disaster of epic proportions.

See also: disaster, epic, of, proportion

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Harriet	['hæriət]
Kreindel	-	Yiddish
Rubye	ROO-bee	English
Rene	['renei]
Thorsten	TAWR-sten (German)	Swedish, Danish, German
Betje	BET-yə	Dutch, Limburgish