"meme stock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: meme stocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meme stock (plural meme stocks)
  1. (finance, Internet slang) A company's stock that is hyped up and overbought by inexperienced investors, leading it to be overvalued. Wikipedia link: meme stock Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Finance, Internet memes, Stock market Related terms: memecoin, stonk
    Sense id: en-meme_stock-en-noun-3gCQTICf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

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