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📚 Foundations 8 min read 📅 January 15, 2026

Crypto Slang Dictionary

WAGMI, NGMI, rug pull, diamond hands — learn every crypto term you need to survive the memecoin trenches.

📑 Table of Contents

📈 Trading Terms

👥 Community Terms

💡 Pro Tip

🔗 Resources & Tools

If you’re going to survive in the memecoin world, you need to speak the language fluently. Walk into any Telegram group, scroll through Crypto Twitter, or lurk in a Discord — and you’ll be bombarded with slang that sounds like a foreign language. This dictionary is your Rosetta Stone.

Bookmark this page. You’ll be coming back to it as you dive deeper into the Foundations of memecoin trading.

📈 Trading Terms

Term
Meaning
Example
Ape / Ape In
Buying a token without much research, driven by FOMO
“I aped into $PEPE at 3am and woke up 10x richer”
DYOR
Do Your Own Research — the most important rule in crypto
“Looks promising but DYOR before you buy”
Diamond Hands 💎🙌
Holding through massive dips without selling. Read our Diamond Hands guide.
“Diamond hands paid off — held from $0.001 to $0.10”
Paper Hands 🧻🙌
Selling at the first sign of a dip. See Who Sold?
“Paper hands sold at 2x, missed the 100x”
HODL
Hold On for Dear Life — originated from a famous misspelling
“Just HODL and trust the process”
WAGMI
We’re All Gonna Make It — bullish optimism
“New ATH incoming, WAGMI fam!”
NGMI
Not Gonna Make It — used for bad trades
“Sold before the pump? NGMI”
Bag / Bag Holder
Your position / someone stuck holding a worthless coin
“Still holding my $BONK bag from last year”
Whale
Someone with a massive position. Learn to become one.
“A whale just bought $500K worth”
Degen
Degenerate — a badge of honor for risky traders
“Full degen mode activated at 2am”
Rug Pull
Devs drain liquidity and run. Learn to spot the signs.
“Dev pulled the rug at $500K mcap”
Moon / Mooning
Price skyrocketing. See Wen Moon?
“$WIF is mooning right now!”
FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out — #1 reason people lose money
“Don’t FOMO in at the top”
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt — sometimes manufactured
“Ignore the FUD, fundamentals are solid”
ATH
All-Time High
“We just hit a new ATH!”
KOTH
King of the Hill on Pump.fun. Read Pump It to KOTH.
“Push this to KOTH for max exposure”

👥 Community Terms

Term
Meaning
Shill
Promoting a coin. Master it: Shill Like a Pro.
Raid
Coordinated group promotion. Playbook: Raid Like a Pro.
CT
Crypto Twitter — the main social hub
Alpha
Insider info or early knowledge about a coin
NFA
Not Financial Advice
LFG
Let’s F***ing Go — extreme bullishness 🚀

💡 Pro Tip

The fastest way to learn crypto slang is by immersing yourself. Join our Telegram group where traders use these terms in real-time. Track tokens on DexScreener and read the comments — it’s a masterclass in crypto culture. Now that you speak the language, set up your phone as a money machine.

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