noun | av·uh·lanch
A blockchain that promises to be faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Ethereum, but with a name that just screams "shitcoin" I mean, seriously, who looked at the whitepaper and thought "You know what this needs? More natural disaster metaphors!" But hey, at least it's not called "Mt. Gox 2: Electric Boogaloo".
Example
"I aped into Avalanche because somebody on Reddit said it was the next big thing. I have a good feeling about this one, guys!"
"Sure, Avalanche might have sub-second finality and low fees, but does it have a dog mascot? Checkmate, Ethereum!"