User blog comment:CycloneRyne94/When you think of a FAILICIA../@comment-4074533-20170620162802

For me, a failicia is a tropical or subtropical storm whose winds fail to exceed 40 knots (45 mph), lasts less than 48 hours and fails to impact land. I would not consider any of your other examples failures (although I would be disappointed if a hurricane stayed right below a particular category but never entered the subsequent level).

P.S. Under your third definition, Hurricane Matthew from last year would be a failicia, as it was only a Category 5 for six hours.