"hodl" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /hɒdl̩/, /hɒdəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hodl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hodls [present, singular, third-person], hodling [participle, present], hodled [participle, past], hodled [past]
enPR: hŏdəl Rhymes: -ɒdəl Etymology: Originally a mistyping of hold, appearing in a forum post on December 18, 2013. The backronym "Hold On for Dear Life" is sometimes used. Head templates: {{en-verb}} hodl (third-person singular simple present hodls, present participle hodling, simple past and past participle hodled)
  1. (neologism) To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency, Finance Synonyms: HODL Derived forms: hodler Related terms: diamond hands

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