verb Internet Slang

HODL

/ˈhɒdəl/ · verb · slang

To hold a coin no matter what, never selling through any crash — born from a famous typo.

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Definitions

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As a noun or identity, a HODLer is a long-term believer who doesn't sell.

“Real HODLers don't even look at the price daily.”
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To hold onto a crypto asset stubbornly through every dip and crash, refusing to sell. It started as a misspelling of 'hold' and became the core philosophy.

“I don't trade, I just HODL and ignore the noise.”
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Often backronymed as 'hold on for dear life,' capturing the white-knuckle experience of holding through brutal volatility.

“Markets are bleeding, time to HODL on for dear life.”
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HODL In A Sentence

Just HODL, the charts will scare you out otherwise.
My strategy is simple: buy and HODL forever.
He's been HODLing since 2017 and never flinched once.

Origin & Usage

From a legendary drunken 2013 Bitcointalk forum post titled 'I AM HODLING,' a typo of 'holding.' The misspelling stuck and the community later backronymed it to 'hold on for dear life.'

Variants hodlinghodlerhold on for dear lifehodl
Tags #money#meme#internet#gen-z#acronym

People Also Ask

What does 'HODL' mean in crypto?

It means to hold a coin no matter what, never selling through crashes. It came from a famous typo of 'hold.'

Where did HODL come from?

From a drunk 2013 forum post titled 'I AM HODLING' where someone misspelled 'holding.' It became a community legend.

Does HODL stand for something?

Originally it was just a typo, but people later backronymed it to 'hold on for dear life.'

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