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What diamond hands means

Diamond hands means holding on and not selling when a price falls. Paper hands means selling at the first scare.

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diamond hands
Holding on through a fall. Written 💎🙌.
paper hands
Selling quickly when scared. Written 🧻🙌.
paper-handed
Said of somebody who sold too early, in their friends' view.

Where it came from

The Reddit forum WallStreetBets, from about 2018. It went mainstream in January 2021, when its members held GameStop shares.

Source: Dictionary.com, diamond hands.

How people use it

  • 💎🙌 under a post about a falling price.
  • Diamond hands, ser.
  • Do not be paper hands.

Praise or pressure

Between friends it is praise. From a stranger who holds the same coin, it can be pressure not to sell.

Selling is not a moral failing.

Diamond hands in a card

A wedding card can say diamond hands about the ring and about the person who stayed.

The front of the card

For Jess and Rob · Their wedding · 12 December

Collection pot22 people chipped in 900 USDG

  • Diamond hands, both of you. Ten years of it. 💎🙌

    Ella

  • Never paper hands on each other. Congratulations.

    0xjay

  • For the honeymoon. Love you both.

    Gran

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An example card. The names are made up.

Questions

What does diamond hands mean?

Holding on and not selling while a price falls.

What does paper hands mean?

Selling at the first sign of trouble.

What is the diamond hands emoji?

💎🙌, a diamond and two raised hands.

Where does diamond hands come from?

The Reddit forum WallStreetBets, from about 2018. GameStop made it famous in January 2021.

Is diamond hands the same as HODL?

Close. HODL is holding in general. Diamond hands is holding through a fall.

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