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old ball and chain 

one's wife

The origin is from ancient prisoner restraint methods -- approximately around the late middle ages, prisoners wore a heavy metal ball attached by a chain on their legs, to prevent them from making a run for their freedom (or at least, that is the way medieval prisoners are often depicted in modern popular culture).

The allusion is that one's wife will not let one go anywhere (mostly meant as "go out", rather than "run away from her"), much like the ball and chain.
--Ho, Bob, ya havin' 'nother?
--Nah, gotta head home pal, 'cause otherwise the old ball and chain will come in here an' drag me there.
old ball and chain by Misacek01 November 25, 2013
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Bruh chain 

Bruh chain by bruhexpert November 1, 2019

Chain of Command 

Hierarchical military structure, by rank, on how orders and complaints are filed and petitioned.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here." -Jayne Cobb -
Chain of Command by Archidamus December 13, 2009

Chain E-mail 

An E-mail started to scare people. In the past they were filled with scary images of what could happen if you did not send to the desired amount of people. Now they are filled with sad stories or jokes that have a tag along that tells you have to send to desired amount of people or something bad will happen.
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Ugot
Ugot Who?
Ugot to send this to 15 people in the next 12 minutes or your balls will fall off.
Chain E-mail by Joe Jacobs December 14, 2004
Made by Liam Payne, a fucked up way of saying chance from one direction.
Liam: Asking you for one more chaince
Niall: We took a chonce
Fans: Why can't they say chance?
chaince by kamerjamer October 7, 2019

Tuck Yo Chain 

(v)To literally tuck your chain or medallion underneath your shirt for protective reasons. So as not to get snapped off your neck by thugs.

(adv)Describes a rough situation or neighborhood that you would want to watch your back while being in.

An expression that stresses the ghettoness or thuggery of a club/neighborhood/situation.

Fat Joe uses it frequently.
An friend would tell another friend to "Tuck yo chain" if they were about to enter a club or situation that has thuggish characters that would be interested in stealiong your chain.
Tuck Yo Chain by Hugh Beezie December 2, 2004

Pushing Chain 

Similar to Whiskey Dick, Pushing Chain is the act of inserting the tip of ones semi-flacid penis into a vagina and attempting to have sex unsuccessfully. As you thrust, the force behind the penis will cause it to fold upon itself due to its softened state, similar to the links of a chain when inward force is applied. This results in an unpleasurable experience for all parties.

Unless of course you are aspiring to push chain, in which case, you will have achieved satisfaction.
Runnin' train, pushing chain, takin' names!
Pushing Chain by SweelCity March 9, 2011