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HODL spread from an early Bitcoin forum post where โholdingโ was mistyped as โhodling.โ Crypto communities later embraced it as a meme slogan for refusing to panic-sell, and the backronym โHold On for Dear Lifeโ became a popular after-the-fact interpretation.
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2di-wai-o-al
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"Everyone is hyping that coin, but DYOR before buying."
originThe phrase โdo your own researchโ existed before crypto, but DYOR became especially visible as an acronym in online investing, cryptocurrency, NFT, and Web3 communities. It is often paired with NFA to signal that a post is an opinion, not professional financial advice.
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"Donโt panic sell just because one anonymous account is spreading FUD."
originFUD became known as an English business and tech-industry acronym in the 1970s, describing fear-based messaging used to weaken confidence in competitors. Later, crypto and stock communities adopted it to describe rumor-driven market anxiety and panic-selling narratives.
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po-mo
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"I bought it just because everyone was posting about it. Total FOMO."
originThe acronym FOMO became known from the English phrase โFear Of Missing Outโ in the early 2000s and spread widely through social media culture. In Korean usage, ํฌ๋ชจ expanded from general social anxiety into marketing, trend-chasing, and investment psychology.
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waeg-mi
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"The floor price dropped again, but the chat is still yelling WAGMI."
originThe phrase โWeโre All Gonna Make Itโ circulated in English-speaking fitness and self-improvement internet spaces before becoming strongly associated with crypto and NFT communities, where it became a shorthand for collective optimism, hype, and sometimes ironic overconfidence.
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