1. To reject input, often ungracefully. "NULs make System V' s "lpr(1)" choke." "I tried building an ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Emacs">Emacs binary to use ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=X">X, but "cpp(1)" choked on all those "#define"s." See ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=barf">barf, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=gag">gag. 2. [MIT] More generally, to fail at any endeavor, but with some flair or bravado the popular definition is "to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." [ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Jargon File">Jargon File]

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