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The Cube of the Elements of Life, the ultimate weapon of the world of Elementasia.
"You've used the power of the CEL well!"
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- skeptical of religion and believer of none.
Ever since giving up church he has become such a Cel.
Cel by cj1717 October 20, 2009
Check Engine Light

CEL is short for Check Engine Light
Yo bro my car has been acting funny.
Have you checked the CEL?
CEL by anonymous January 8, 2024
"i cel, they were so weird."
cel by 5jd32o9d February 17, 2025
can't even lie
-she cheated on me
--yeah she been plotting on you cel--
cel by Horeway April 9, 2025
A suffix uder to denote the reason a person is experiencing inceldom. For example height-cel (too short), ethni-cel (ethnic discrimination), fat-cel (too obese to be lovable)
he appeared to be a location-cel
-cel by invert cattso January 8, 2019
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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
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