📖 Crypto Slang Dictionary
77+ terms explained simply
📈 Trading
🐸 Memecoin
🚨 Scams
⛓️ DeFi
🤖 Tools
🎯 Advanced
📊 TA
🏦 Exchanges
🔒 Privacy
📢 Social
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🗣️ Basic
📈 Trading
🐸 Memecoin
🚨 Scams
⛓️ DeFi
🤖 Tools
🎯 Advanced
📊 TA
🏦 Exchanges
🔒 Privacy
📢 Social
📈 Trading
🐸 Memecoin
🚨 Scams
⛓️ DeFi
🤖 Tools
🎯 Advanced
📊 TA
🏦 Exchanges
🔒 Privacy
📢 Social
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Basic Lingo (10)
HODL
Holding crypto long-term no matter what.
“Just HODL through the dip.”
FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out. Buying because everyone else is.
“FOMO’d into a pump and got wrecked.”
Whale
Someone with huge crypto holdings who can move prices.
“Whales dumped and crashed the price.”
Shill
Promoting a coin aggressively, usually to dump on you.
“Influencer shilled it then sold immediately.”
Rekt
Wiped out by a bad trade.
“Got rekt on that leverage trade.”
DYOR
Do Your Own Research. Don’t trust anyone.
“DYOR before buying anything.”
NGMI
Not Gonna Make It. Bad decision maker.
“Sold at the bottom? NGMI.”
WAGMI
We All Gonna Make It. Hopeful community vibe.
“Keep holding, WAGMI.”
GM/GN
Good Morning / Good Night on Crypto Twitter.
“GM degens, time to trade.”
ATH
All-Time High. Highest price ever reached.
“Bitcoin hit a new ATH.”
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Trading Terms (7)
Bull Market
Prices going up, everyone’s happy.
“Buy dips during bull markets.”
Bear Market
Prices going down, blood in the streets.
“Accumulate during bear markets.”
Stop-Loss
Auto-sell at a price to limit losses.
“Set stop-loss to protect your bag.”
Leverage
Borrowing money to trade bigger. Can liquidate you.
“Leverage cuts both ways.”
Shorting
Betting the price will go down.
“Shorted and made bank on the dump.”
Slippage
Price difference between expected and actual.
“High slippage means low liquidity.”
Arbitrage
Buying cheap on one exchange, selling high on another.
“Arbitrage bots scalp small profits.”
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Memecoin Culture (5)
Shitcoin
Low-value, high-risk coin with no real use.
“Most memecoins are shitcoins.”
Degen
Degenerate trader who takes crazy risks.
“Degens chase 100x or zero.”
Wen Lambo?
Asking when you’ll be rich enough for a Lambo.
“Wen Lambo? Soon maybe.”
To the Moon
Price going up fast.
“DOGE to the moon!”
Ape In
Buying heavily without research.
“Aped in and praying.”
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Scams & Red Flags (5)
Rug Pull
Devs steal all money and disappear.
“Dev rugged and took $2M.”
Honeypot
You can buy but can’t sell.
“Tried to sell but transaction failed.”
Exit Scam
Project shuts down and devs run with funds.
“Team vanished overnight.”
Phishing
Fake sites stealing your info.
“Don’t click random links.”
SIM Swap
Hackers take over your phone number.
“Use 2FA app, not SMS.”
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DeFi Basics (4)
Smart Contract
Code that runs automatically on blockchain.
“Uniswap runs on smart contracts.”
APY
Yearly return on your crypto.
“High APY means high risk.”
Layer 2
Built on top of blockchain for faster/cheaper trades.
“Arbitrum cuts fees by 90%.”
CEX vs DEX
Centralized (like Coinbase) vs Decentralized (like Uniswap).
“Not your keys, not your coins.”
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Tools & Bots (4)
MEV Bot
Bots that front-run your trades.
“MEV bots stole my profit.”
Sniping Bot
Buys new tokens instantly at launch.
“Sniped the launch and 10x’d.”
DexScreener
Track trading volume and charts.
“Check DexScreener for volume spikes.”
Rug Checker
Scans contracts for scam risks.
“Rug checker saved me from a honeypot.”
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