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The acronym FOMO became known from the English phrase “Fear Of Missing Out” in the early 2000s and spread widely through social media culture. In Korean usage, 포모 expanded from general social anxiety into marketing, trend-chasing, and investment psychology.
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2jo-mo
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"I muted all weekend group chats and stayed home with a book. Total JOMO."
originThe phrase Joy Of Missing Out spread in English-speaking internet and lifestyle writing as a counterpoint to FOMO. In Korean usage, JOMO/조모 is usually explained as a digital-wellbeing and lifestyle term about choosing calm, boundaries, and personal pace over constant participation.
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"Everyone is hyping that coin, but DYOR before buying."
originThe phrase “do your own research” 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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"Don’t 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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ho-deul
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"The chart is down again, but the group chat is still yelling HODL."
originHODL spread from an early Bitcoin forum post where “holding” was mistyped as “hodling.” Crypto communities later embraced it as a meme slogan for refusing to panic-sell, and the backronym “Hold On for Dear Life” became a popular after-the-fact interpretation.
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waeg-mi
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"The floor price dropped again, but the chat is still yelling WAGMI."
originThe phrase “We’re All Gonna Make It” 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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