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語源

Originally a mistyping of hold, appearing in a forum post on December 18, 2013.^[1] The backronym "Hold On for Dear Life" is sometimes used.^[2]

発音

• IPA^(key): /hɒdl̩/, /hɒdəl/, enPR: hŏdəl
• 異形同音異義語: hoddle, Hoddle
• 韻: -ɒdəl

動詞

hodl (三人称単数 現在形 hodls, 現在分詞 hodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 hodled)

1. (neologism) To hoard a kind of cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.
   • 2016 July 22, Venzen Khaosan, “Bitcoin Price Decline 100% Confirmed”, in Cryptocoins News:

     Bitcoin price continues decline. If you're hodling, bite your government passbook.

   • 2017 April 22, “Bitcoin Is Not Immune to All Fiat Problems”, in The Merkle:

     I believe that the individuals who have the fortitude and insight to be hodling onto their coins deserve to be rewarded for their risk. It is also my hope that I am hodling more coins if/when the price skyrockets.

   • 2017 November 10, Leigh Cuen, “Cyber Monday Guide: How To Buy Christmas Presents With Bitcoin”, in International Business Times:

     Cryptocurrency veterans love to “hodl,” aka store their virtual loot as a long-term investment. But digital currency wasn't only made for hodling.

   • 2017 November 26, Lynn Sebastian Purcell, “Why Futures Spell The End Of Bitcoin Mania”, in Toronto Star:

     Buy and hold strategies for Bitcoin ("hodling" as it called) is likely to have far lower returns, even if the future is positive, and traders will lose the volatility that has made Bitcoin trading so profitable.

   • 2021 April 25, Erin Griffith, “We’re All Crypto People Now”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     But even those with the stomach for hodling must avoid an even bigger issue — hacking.

派生語

• hodler

参考

• diamond hands

参照

アナグラム

• dhol, hold