• Do You Recognise These Crypto Slangs?

    We decided to make this mini-dictionary of crypto slang so that nobody can confuse you on crypto Discord.

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    NGMI: Not Gonna Make It

    This is crypto speak for you “You no go make am”.

    WAGMI: We’re All Gonna Make It

    This roughly translates to “One day, e go better”.

    FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

    This is crypto Twitter’s fancy way of calling someone a bad belle. They’ll usually use it when someone is trying to spread fear about something.

    GM: Good Morning

    In crypto, there’s really no morning. Whenever you wake up is your own morning. But when you do, this is how you greet everyone.

    HODL: Hold

    It’s their own twisted way of saying “Hold on to something with your life”.

    FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out

    This is what happens when you start feeling like you might miss out on the thing that finally takes you out of the trenches. It’s not only limited to crypto, but they’ve decided to hijack the slang for themselves.

    Rekt: Wrecked

    This simply means your own has “finished” and you’re going back to your village.

    Whale

    This is crypto speak for “big man”. 

    When Lambo?

    This is how crypto folks say “God when?”

    Lambo

    This is how crypto folks say “I don hammer”.


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