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Revision as of 20:01, 18 January 2018
English
Etymology
Originally a misspelling of hold, appearing in a forum post on December 18, 2013.
Pronunciation
- enPR: hŏdəl, (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /hɒdəl/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Homophones: hoddle, Hoddle - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -ɒdəl
Verb
hodl (third-person singular simple present hodls, present participle hodling, simple past and past participle hodled)
- (neologism) To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.
Derived terms
Usage notes
Although the word hodl was originally a spelling error, it is sometimes expressed as a backronym (HODL), standing for Hold On for Dear Life.