💥 Degenerate (Degen) (n.)
Definition: A trader who apes into high-risk, high-reward plays—usually in the memecoin, NFT, or leverage trading scene.
🔥 Example: “Only true degens buy a token just because the logo looks cool.”
📈 Ape (v.)
Definition: Going all-in on a trade without much research, purely based on hype.
🦍 Example: “Bro, I just aped into $WOJAK at launch—this thing is gonna 100x.”
🌕 To the Moon (phrase)
Definition: A belief that a token's price is about to skyrocket. Often accompanied by rocket emojis. 🚀🚀🚀
🔥 Example: “$BONK just announced a huge partnership. We’re going TO THE MOON!”
🧻 Paper Hands (adj.)
Definition: Selling too early due to fear, missing out on potential gains.
😨 Example: “You sold at 2x? Bro, that’s some serious paper hands energy.”
💎 Diamond Hands (adj.)
Definition: Holding a token no matter what, even through massive dips.
🛑 Example: “We don’t sell at -80%, we buy more. Diamond hands, baby!”
🚨 Rug Pull (n.)
Definition: When a project’s team suddenly sells all their tokens and vanishes, leaving investors wrecked.
💀 Example: “Bruh… $DOGEKING just deleted their Twitter. That was a straight-up rug pull.”
🐋 Whale (n.)
Definition: A trader with a massive amount of tokens who can move the market with a single trade.
🐳 Example: “A whale just dropped 500 ETH into $PEPE—brace for impact.”
🚀 WAGMI (We’re All Gonna Make It) (phrase)
Definition: A motivational chant in the crypto community, signaling optimism and unity.
🙌 Example: “Market’s pumping, bags are up—WAGMI, boys!”
☠️ REKT (adj.)
Definition: Losing a significant amount of money in a bad trade.
💸 Example: “Bought the top, then the devs rugged… I’m REKT.”
⚡ Sniping (v.)
Definition: Buying a memecoin the second it launches, often using bots to get in before the crowd.
🎯 Example: “This guy sniped $SHIBA at launch and turned $100 into $2M. Insane.”
🔥 FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) (n.)
Definition: Panic-buying because you think a token is about to pump without you.
😱 Example: “I wasn’t gonna buy $BOB, but then it pumped 200% and FOMO hit me hard.”
📉 Bagholder (n.)
Definition: Someone stuck holding a token that’s lost most of its value.
🎒 Example: “Still holding $DOGE from 2021? Damn, you’re a real bagholder.”
💰 Exit Liquidity (n.)
Definition: The unlucky buyers who buy at the top, allowing whales to cash out.
😂 Example: “Bought $PEPE at ATH? Congrats, you just became exit liquidity.”
📊 Pump & Dump (n.)
Definition: When a token is hyped up to artificially increase its price, only for early buyers to dump it on new investors.
🎢 Example: “$MOONCAT pumped 500% in an hour, then dumped to zero. Classic pump & dump.”
💀 Dead Cat Bounce (n.)
Definition: A temporary recovery in price before a token dumps even harder.
📉 Example: “$DOGEK pumped 30% after crashing 90%—classic dead cat bounce.”
🐕 Dog Season (n.)
Definition: A market cycle where every dog-themed token (Doge, Shiba, Bonk) starts pumping.
🐶 Example: “Bonk is up 500%. Looks like dog season is back.”
🚀 Alpha (n.)
Definition: Insider or early knowledge about an upcoming pump, project, or trade opportunity.
🔎 Example: “My guy in the dev chat dropped some alpha—$DEGEN is about to list on a CEX.”
🤡 Clown Market (n.)
Definition: A market cycle where fundamentals mean nothing, and pure memes dictate price action.
🎭 Example: “Some guy just made $1M off a token called $HONK. It’s a clown market.”
🦧 Monkey See, Monkey Do (phrase)
Definition: When traders FOMO into a token just because everyone else is buying it.
🙈 Example: “No roadmap, no use case, but everyone’s buying it? Monkey see, monkey do.”
⚠️ Honeypot (n.)
Definition: A scam token that only lets you buy but not sell, trapping funds inside.
🐻 Example: “$MOONRAT looked promising, but turns out it’s a honeypot.”
🎭 Normie (n.)
Definition: Someone who doesn’t get memecoins, DeFi, or trading culture.
🧐 Example: “Tried explaining $WOJAK to my coworker. Total normie.”
👻 Ghosted (v.)
Definition: When a project’s devs disappear without delivering on promises.
👥 Example: “$ELONINU promised staking two months ago, then the devs ghosted.”
