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What does stimmy mean?
Affectionate slang for a government stimulus payment, which many retail traders funneled straight into stocks and options during 2020–2021.
"Dumped my whole stimmy into calls the day it hit."
Origin
Diminutive of 'stimulus check'; surged in usage during the COVID-era U.S. stimulus payments and the meme-stock boom.
Frequently asked questions
What is a stimmy?
Stimmy is affectionate slang for a government stimulus check — a payment many retail traders funneled straight into stocks and options during 2020–2021.
Where does the word stimmy come from?
It's a diminutive of 'stimulus check' that surged in usage during the COVID-era U.S. stimulus payments and the meme-stock boom.
How is stimmy used in a sentence?
Often in the context of gambling the money in the market, e.g. 'Dumped my whole stimmy into calls the day it hit.'
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