Win / Epic Win / For The Win
Part of a series on Internet Slang. [View Related Entries]
This submission is currently being researched & evaluated!
You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation.
About
Win / Epic Win/ For The Win is the complete opposite of Fail and Epic Fail. It is very commonly quoted in images and videos that are completely great in every single way, or a useful waste of time or money. Sometimes when something fails in such a funny way it can be considered a Win.
Origin
The phrase "For the Win" was been in usage since prior 2005. However, "Epic Win" has only begun trending by mid-2007. The earliest entries for the terms in Urban Dictionary are on March 25, 2003 by Früchlè[2], April 29, 2007 by Jamal-Mufasa Cosby[3], and May 12, 2005 by kuchen[4] for Win, Epic Win, and For the Win, respectively.
Spread
Video Samples
Search Interest
External References
Related Entries 439 total
The Mandela Effect |
Derp |
Wat |
Ayy LMAO |
Fap |
Kek |
Cool Story, Bro |
Karen |
I Accidentally |
Dafuq |
I See What You Did There |
Your Argument Is Invalid |
Display Comments