phrase Internet Slang

Buy The Dip

/baɪ ðə dɪp/ · phrase · slang

Buying more when the price drops, betting the asset recovers — bargain hunting the red.

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Definitions

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Used as a hype phrase to encourage others to buy during a crash rather than panic-sell.

“Blood in the streets, time to buy the dip 🩸.”
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The strategy of buying an asset when its price falls, on the belief it'll bounce back, so you get it cheaper. The dip is a discount to the faithful.

“Price dropped 20 percent so I bought the dip.”
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Mocked when the 'dip' just keeps dipping — buying a falling knife that never recovers.

“I bought the dip, then the dip bought a bigger dip.”
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Buy The Dip In A Sentence

BTFD, this is generational wealth on sale.
Everyone says buy the dip until the dip becomes a cliff.
I'm out of cash from buying every single dip on the way down.

Origin & Usage

A traditional stock-market strategy phrase that crypto turbocharged into a meme and rallying cry. Often abbreviated 'BTFD' for the more emphatic 'buy the f***ing dip.'

Variants BTDBTFDbuying the dipdip
Tags #money#internet#american#meme#gen-z

People Also Ask

What does 'buy the dip' mean?

It means buying an asset when its price drops, betting it'll recover so you got it cheaper. It's bargain hunting in a crash.

What does 'BTFD' stand for?

Buy the f***ing dip — a more emphatic, hyped-up version of 'buy the dip.'

Is buying the dip always smart?

No. If the asset keeps falling, you're 'catching a falling knife' and just losing more on the way down.

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