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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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.