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Chain Lightning 

spell found in many video and computer games around 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, wherein a lightning bolt strikes one target, then a second with decreased damage, a third, and so on, until its power has diminished beyond a tickle. Example games would be Heroes of Might and Magic 3, World of Warcraft, et al.
1. Solmyr's special ability is that he starts with the ability to cast chain lightning, one of the most powerful spells in Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

2. Elemental Shamans' Chain Lightning and Chain Heal spells are part of the reason why many World of Warcraft players choose them as their characters.
Chain Lightning by LordIronfist December 21, 2009
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Chain Lightning 

The original Chain Lightning spell dates back to 1st Edition AD&D's Unearthed Arcana by Gary Gygax, and dates back to 1985. It is a sixth level spell, and causes 1d6/level damage per level of the caster to its primary target (or half on a successful save vs. magic). It will branch out to nearby targets in a chain pattern, each subsequent strike doing one less 1d6 per branch, with as many branches as the caster has levels and will continue arcing until it is exhausted. It can be a tricky spell to use because it can hit allies or even the caster himself or herself.
The wizard casts a chain lightning spell, but since there are only a few enemies, one bolt in the chain strikes him instead.
Chain Lightning by stormwyrm June 11, 2016

berp chain lightning 

when you get a hero in warcraft or in DotA and you receive a hero that has an ability called chain lightning, and you yell out "BERP CHAIN LIGHTING" when you use it.
Andy: Boyd help me gank bot
Boyd: k BERP CHAIN LIGHTNING
Andy: ks
berp chain lightning by Athathaway October 21, 2007

berp chain lightning 

When, in the course of a game of dota or another hero based, warcraft 3 map, you have a hero possessing an ability called chain lightning. Upon using this ability, on usually shouts "Berp Chain Lightning!!!" as loud as they can, so as to alert the rest of the house as to what just happened. Often most exuberantly used after the player using the ability has just KS'ed his team mate or friend.

Some say that the ability 'Arc Lightning,' found on the popular dota character named 'Zeus,' also constitutes the use of Berp Chain Lightning, as its animation and effect are similar. Although this is still widely debated among linguistics and dota players alike, both sides agree that it still is pretty cool.
4allya: Come gank bot with me!
Thededone: Ok, berp chain lightning!
4allya: Wow dude, way to KS. and btw, only fags like Biggiy and Boyd say berp chain lightning.
berp chain lightning by thededone January 1, 2008
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

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026