hodl

American  

[hod-l, hohd-l, eych-oh-dee-el] / ˈhɒd l, ˈhoʊd l, ˈeɪtʃˈoʊˈdiˈɛl /

Or HODL

verb (used with or without object)

1. to avoid selling (cryptocurrency, other digital assets, or stocks), especially over a long period of time.

   I only hodl currencies that see steady, long-term rises.

   This platform allows you to buy and HODL easily.

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adjective

1. being or relating to a strategy of keeping cryptocurrency, other digital assets, or stocks for a long time rather than selling them for quick, short-term gains.

   Many investors have a hodl mindset, expecting any cryptocurrency they buy to automatically rise in value if they keep it long enough.

Etymology

Origin of hodl

First recorded in 2013 ; misspelling of hold

Example Sentences

Saylor has continually urged investors to “HODL,” or hold on for dear life, an initialism reminding Bitcoin fans to cling to their digital assets for the long term.

From Barron's

“BitBoy and Hodl” were supposed to be crypto superhero characters.

From Washington Post

One thing we do know—down to nearly the dollar—is how well someone’s crypto investments are doing right now if they got involved at various points and continued to hodl through this year’s turbulence.

From Slate

Artnet reported that Sotheby’s pulled the lot due to lack of interest, while the seller tweeted simply that they had “decided to hodl.”

From The Verge

Bitcoin influencers, in their usual parlance, exhorted retail investors to “HODL” and sacrifice their losses in order to shore up billionaires’ assets, a transparent pump-and-dump playing out in real time on social media.

From Slate