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

Basically, while Strategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor keeps using the “HODL” acronym for bitcoin — Hold On for Dear Life — people don’t seem to feel the same about Strategy’s stock.

From MarketWatch

Basically, while Strategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor keeps using the “HODL” acronym for bitcoin — Hold On for Dear Life — people don’t seem to feel the same about Strategy’s stock.

From MarketWatch

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

Saylor tweeted a reminder to Bitcoin investors to “HODL,” or hold on for dear life.

From Barron's

Rachel Zatcoff as Tsaytl, Yael Eden Chanukov as Hodl and Rosie Jo Neddy as Khave channeled their ardent emotion into their singing.

From Los Angeles Times