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stonks
What does stonks mean?
Deliberate misspelling of 'stocks,' deployed when the market does something gloriously dumb — your meme coin pumps on no news, a bankrupt company 10x's, your puts print in a green day. Comes with the mental image of the Meme Man 'Stonks' guy in a suit pointing at a line going up. Equally usable for wins and absurd losses.
"Tesla up 8% because Elon tweeted a frog. Stonks."
Origin
Originates from a June 2017 Special Meme Fresh Facebook post featuring 'Meme Man' standing in front of an orange chart with the caption 'Stonks.'
Frequently asked questions
What does stonks mean?
Stonks is a deliberate meme misspelling of 'stocks,' used jokingly whenever the market makes no sense.
How do you use stonks in a sentence?
The company lost money and the share price went up, so, stonks.
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