Ask Me Anything - An informal interview with a prominent person where the public/community ask questions they want answered. "When will devs do something?"
Anon /a-non/
A person who prefers to remain anonymous.
Ape /eyp/
An individual who blindly buys a cryptocurrency without doing any research. "He ape'd in!"
A method in which a user can move coins between blockchains.
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CEX /sex/
Centralized Exchange - CZ and SBF are your overlord.
CT /see-tee/
Crypto Twitter.
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DAO /dao/
Decentralized Autonomous Organization - A governance method in which stakeholders vote for actions taken by a decentralized project.
Degen /dee-jen/
Investors, but not the traditional ones, just degenerates.
Dev /dev/
A project Developer. Some are legends, some will rug you.
DEX /dex/
Decentralized Exchange - Initially pioneered by Uniswap, now cloned by many.
Dump /damp/
A sizable sell-off of a token.
DYOR /dyor/
Do Your Own Research - A common disclaimer many use to tell you to learn about a project/token yourself.
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EAF /ee-a-ef/
Early As Fuck - a way to signal to others that you were early to a project. This is usually proclaimed following many multiples on your initial "investment".
Elliot Waves /el-ee-ot wayvz/
A techical analysis method based on market patterns. Degens will tell you their analysis is based on this. Most of the times, this is not true.
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FOMO /fomo/
Fear Of Missing Out - Usually accompanied by pressing “market buy”.
Fren /fren/
A short form way of saying “friend”.
FUD /fud/
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt - “Stop spreading FUD!”
FUDer /fud-er/
An asshole who just wants to see the world burn. Or even worse, watch your bags go to zero.
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GM /gee-em/
Good Morning - Short form way of greeting others in the AM even if you are not in the same timezones.
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HFSP /hfsp/
Have Fun Staying Poor - A phrase used to tell someone he/she won’t make it because of a difference in thinking.
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IMO /imo/
In My Opinion - used to express an opinion and declare it is not a fact, just an opinion.
IMHO /imho/
In My Honest Opinion - used to express an opinion and declare it is not a fact, just an opinion. And stating that the opinion is really honest.
Inu /inu/
Ponzi synonym.
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JOMO /jomo/
Joy Of Missing Out - Watching your friends make generational wealth when you thought about investing.
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KYC /kyc/
Know Your Customer - A verification method used by exchanges and other platforms to verify your identity.
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Lambo /lambo/
Lamborghini, the ultimate status symbol amongst your crypto friends.
LARP /larp/
Live Action Role Playing - Someone who hides behind a pseudo anonymous identity and pretends to be good at something at which they are not.
LINK Marine /link marin/
A person who loves CHAINLINK.
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Maxi /maxi/
A person who only focuses on one coin, i.e. “BTC maxi” or “ETH maxi”.
Memecoin /meem-coin/
A coin that has no fundamentals. It usually has memes and a strong community, some might say it’s a Ponzi.
Mm /mm/
Short way of saying Metamask.
Muggle /mug-el/
Someone who is 100% in FIAT. Nothing to do with Harry Potter, they stole it.
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NFT /en-eff-ti/
Non-Fungible Tokens - Digital JPEGs that certain users enjoy buying and selling. Can be audio files or videos too.
NGL /ngl/
Not Gonna Lie - commonly used to end a sentence in which bombs are dropped.
NGMI /en-gee-em-i/
Not Gonna Make It - A term used often to describe a loser FUD’er or someone who you factually know is wrong.
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Order Book /order book/
A list of buy/sell orders on a particular a market. Orderbooks can usually can be viewed on an exchange.
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Pleb /pleb/
A plebeian (a word for commoner in ancient Rome), used to refer to crypto investors with small portfolios.
Pump /pamp/
A huge green candle making a chart look very positive. Many will advise against “buying the pump”.
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Q /cue/
Often seen in project Discord chats. "I have a q about this project".
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Rekt /rect/
A state of total failure. You have lost it all.
Rug /rug/
Comes from the term rugpull, referring to a project’s team stealing the liquidity and/or coins and scamming everyone.
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Shill /shill/
To promote something. A phrase that can have negative or positive connotations.
Shitcoin /shitcoin/
A term commonly used to describe every coin or token that is not Bitcoin (BTC).
Skem /skem/
Scam phrased in a disturbing way.
Skemmer /skemmer/
Scammer said in a degen way.
Spammer /spammer/
Someone who reels off stupid things and interrupts conversations. "Remove this spammer pls".
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TG /tee-gee/
A short way of saying Telegram.
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UTXO /u-tee-ex-o/
Unspent Transaction Output - the amount of crypto remaining in a wallet after a transaction has been made.
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Vampire Attack /vampire attack/
Vampire Attack - When one platform or project pulls in users of a competitor with spicy rewards and incentives.
VC /vee-cee/
Venture Capital - Investors, big ones. Split into categories such as traditional VCs or crypto VCs.
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WAGMI /wagmi/
We're All Gonna Make It - Degen expression used to motivate other apes, or just to empower and praise themselves as a community.
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XRP Army /ex-ar-pee ar-mee/
Someone who loves XRP.
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Yeet /yit/
A way to say throw something far away or eject it. Usually to remove someone from a group.
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Zoomer /zu-mer/
The new generation of crypto users.
Degenerate crypto shenanigans. Delivered every week.