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A lot of newcomers to altcoin think that HODL is another way of saying “hold.” Actually not, the truth is a little more entertaining.
It actually means “Hang On for Dear Life,” an old British expression that means if you give up or let go you will die. This usually refers to extreme situations such as sudden price fluctuations or collapses.

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From what I read when browsing the word "hodl" on the internet, it says that hodl came from a drunk user here in this forum that posted a topic saying that we should "hold" but because of being drunk, he mistakenly typed the term "hodl" and it became so popular that it is often used the same as hold but it is like a jargon to bitcoin community.

Hodl is the divine word coined by a fellow member from this forum and is now being written in dictionaries. This could be called a drunken serendipity but has become a valuable contribution of this forum to english (and every) language.
Here's the original post of origin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=375643.0

This second interpretation sounds very interesting . once I hear the word hodl I always know is a bit more than hold. Just love the word.

HODL is a slang term and Internet meme that is used in the cryptocurrency community when referring to holding the cryptocurrency rather than selling it.

Hold or hodl whatever is the meaning if we don't believe in the technology then that word doesn't exist within us. I've been hodling few of my cryptos that are in my portfolio. Tried to profit and lost as well during fluctuations. We are all in here trying to learn about the technology and at the same time wanted to profit. Hodling is the best move for most investors since bitcoin's value will really increase overtime. Hodl only applies to those people who are really patient enough and don't panic in times of huge dips.

The 2nd explanation about Hodl is what i truly love the most. About a drunk member in here. I'm sure he's still hodling now even when drunk.lol ;D

Yes you're right, but based on my research hang on for dear life(hodl) is the old British expression before become popular on a cryptocurrency lingo,

Glad I didn't have to scroll far to find the truth. It's a shame that there are very few whose time on Bitcointalk go back to the days where culture and history in the crypto space were formed. Overran by newbies with purchased forum accounts nowadays.

You may be right. But still it is a cryptocurrency word HOGL has a precise origin. I think all know this)
Your interpretation of this word very well characterizes the current situation on the market ;D

 ::) The word hodl which is spelt different from the hold we know from dictionary actually tells us that it is more profiting in the future. Meaning that, we need to hold tightly to what we have been able together because of the future.  ;D :-*

To Hodl literally means to keep your tokens in your wallet wisely.
Hodl and sell once there is a considerable rise in price of your token, don't wait for the biggest pump, thats greediness.

So Hodl in crypto means, keeping your tokens in your wallet without greediness,

Thanks so much for this information! Read the thread. Its was a good post written by a drunk person with all his emotions so obvious about the cryptocurrency market going down. I thought HODL means hold on to dear life as people usually says. Its good to know its real meaning. Its part of crypto history.

Hodl means waiting from one coin to go low before buying, afterwards wait for the opportunity to sell when there is an increase in the value. Basically it means buy low, sell high and you will hear it more from traders and for us it is actually a law that should not be violated.

Interesting interpretation. I have not heard about this yet) Thank you) Indeed, this expression appeared simply because of a banal error in the word hold, after which the word hodl came into use

HODL is derived from the word "hold". It is a term used in cryptocurrency communities which means to hold instead of selling. For example, if the value of token is low then i will hold and wait for the right time. Selling is not always the key to make a good profit, but holding is. Oppurtunity is always around. You just need to wait and be patient. Others said that HODL is a british expression which means "hold on for dear life". Whatever meaning they give, when you are in the market just hold before you sell so you won't regret anything. Good luck and God bless!

Hodl is just a slangs been used on the internet most expecially in cryptocurrency hodl also mean hold for example in cryptocurrency you buy a coin and store it without selling it. Your holding that coins.

Not at all. This comes from an old post, dated in 2013 I think, in which someone wrote about why he "hodled" because he was a very bad trader I seem to recall.

I didn't knew that there has been a real meaning for that misspelled/typo word.

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History of HODL
I AM HODLING (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=375643.0).

I find out through all the online sources that talk about it, because this is the most interesting topic for me.  :D Yes, I believe that it will grow even more and more, one example: past years. Nobody believed in it, but over time it increased a lot. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

A simple pattern of hodl strategy
But you need to maintain your patience and never panic
Ensure to be slick and fast too when it’s profit time
Good luck

H.O.D.L simply means hold on to dear life. It is a term used to tell people to hold their coins for a long term, even when it seems like prices are down and unfavorable. Hodlers are people who actually hold their coins, despite the market situations, and they might be regarded as coin faithfuls, if there is anything like that.

Well, I like this more, hodl becomes the terminology of Bitcoin. This is an interesting thing. It makes me think that Bitcoin has its own culture. I like it. Hodl, interesting

HODL means hold on for dear life. It is one of those sayings that is used in cryptocurrencies just like every other market has their own acronyms and abbreviations that are used with it. There are a lot more like FOMO which means fear of missing out and is used to describe when people rush to invest in the market when they see the prices going up.

Yes that's true.
As people above told, it is just kinf of memes, which came from ate mistake on the forum.
And now almost everyone , who involved in crypto uses HODL, but not HOLD :D

And now it's not just limited to crypto but has spread to other economic markets like the stock market.
Even Investopedia has a detailed information about the word https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hodl.asp
And it's even listed as a word in the urban dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hodl

Hodl means waiting, then waiting for the opportunity to sell when there is an increase in value. Basically that means buying low, selling high and you will hear it more than the traders and for us it is actually a law that cannot be violated.

No any other meaning have been ascribed to hodl irrespective of how the word originated other than keeping your investment safe by not selling when the price is not favorable till the price soar high again then you can avoid loss

It seems to me that everything has its time, I thought that the holders are always winning and held many tokens from last winter, but as it turned out it is not enough to be a holder, you also had to think with your brains, I'm sorry that I did not sell all my crypto when it was the right time.

Well that makes sense, but seriously??? I thought it was a slang or term that appeared for the very first time in this forum, if you google this term then many websites mentioned that this slang was originally a typo or misspelling of "hold" anyway I'm surprised this slang is very popular and the community has made a coin for it, take a look https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hodlcoin/

i think in market like this HODL is not good way

HODL or HOLD, I think they are just the same  ;D For me, it just means to hold your coins for a long term even if the condition of the market is not good.

LOL...thanks for this.  I knew the rough origins as an honest misspell that the community ran with, but never was pointed back to the genesis post...that's stuff of legends.  HODL those coins strong, people.

HODL is a term which is usually used to encourage people and tell them not to sell their coins. It actually means Hang on to dear life, meaning hold your coins and not sell them, despite certain challenges that they might be facing in the market. It also means holding your coin for a long term, and see them grow to a higher value.

Finally that word Hodl has a meaning, out of curiousity about Hodl thingy I research it in the dictionary but I can not find a meaning, and based on what I read when someone said Hodl so I get it that Hodl means Hold. Mellianial nowadays creating their own language even if that words has not written in the dictionary.

Дa, я тoжe cлышaл этy иcтopию и пpocтo пoдyмaл, чтo этo oшибкa oт cлoвa HOLD. пepвый paз вижy pacшифpoвкy cлoвa HODL