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trivial pursuit 

The long ass game that nobody knows the answers to, yet everyone plays during the holidays.
"Well, that was quite the delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Anyone up for some Trivial Pursuit?"

{akward silence while guests pretend not to be pissed}

...

{7 hours of lost life ensues}

Trivial Pursuit 

"Do you want to come over and, uh, play Trivial Pursuit?"
Trivial Pursuit by elizabeth May 5, 2004
Word of the Day on January 11, 2012

trivial pursuit 

Originally a game, but now describes a lifestyle of frivolous attempts to accomplish or attain. In most cases not a conscience act by the participant. Most Americans practice this in one way, shape or form.
My whole life was a trivial pursuit until I found out how to think for myself.
trivial pursuit by mar'scorpio February 4, 2010

twivial pursuit

noun. A play on words on the game title, "Trivial Pursuit", once a popular board game. An act of tweeting trivia questions or "Twivia" on Twitter to encourage multiple responses from followers. The ultimate goal of the pursuit is to have the answer become a trending topic on Twitter.
My twivial pursuit today is to get #haveyouever to be a trending topic on Twitter.
twivial pursuit by Youknowyadayada September 29, 2009
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026