📖 Crypto Slang Dictionary
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Crypto Slang Dictionary
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tools & Bots (4)
Advanced Trading (5)
Snipe
Buying at the exact launch moment.
Sniped the new token at $0.01.
Front Running
Bots jumping ahead of your trade.
Got front-run, paid 5% more.
Scalping
Small quick profits repeatedly.
Scalped 2% gains all day.
Swing Trading
Holding days/weeks to catch trends.
Swung the ETH rally for 30%.
Grid Trading
Buy/sell at preset price levels.
Grid bot running 24/7.
Technical Analysis (5)
MACD
Shows trend strength and reversals.
MACD crossover = bullish.
Fibonacci
Support/resistance levels based on ratios.
Bounced off 0.618 Fib level.
Bollinger Bands
Volatility indicator showing price bands.
Tight bands = big move coming.
Support/Resistance
Price floors (support) and ceilings (resistance).
Holding support at $50.
Exchanges (4)
OTC
Over-the-counter private trades.
OTC deal for 500 ETH.
Spot Trading
Buying actual crypto, not derivatives.
Stick to spot, avoid leverage.
Privacy & Security (3)
Multi-Sig
Requires multiple approvals to send funds.
3-of-5 multi-sig wallet.
Cold Wallet
Offline storage (Ledger, paper).
Keep large bags in cold storage.
KYC
Know Your Customer – identity verification.
CEXs require KYC.
Social Media (4)
CT
Crypto Twitter – where it all happens.
CT is 50% alpha, 50% memes.
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt – spreading negativity.
Ignore the FUD, just HODL.
Normie
Casual investor not in the culture.
Normies buying DOGE at ATH.
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