lingo
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The move might have some traders questioning if proponents of HODL—crypto investor lingo for “never sell Bitcoin” — are finally changing their tune, given the recent weakness.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Your client base, meanwhile, is evergreen — or, to employ corporate lingo, “sticky.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
He's poured a metaphorical can of Australian beer over the novel by converting Tolstoy's prose into a lingo that wouldn't sound out of place in the popular Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
And if our readers do know the lingo, we might be insulting their intelligence by spelling it out.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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