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shitcoin

shitcoin noun: a cryptocurrency of little or unclear value.

Noun

shitcoin (plural shitcoins)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A cryptocurrency of little or unclear value.
    • But, against what many people shout about on Reddit, not every altcoin is a "shitcoin."2017 December 12, Matthew Hrones, “Three Altcoins Crypto Investors Should Keep an Eye On”, in Bitcoinist
    • There's bitcoin, and then there's shitcoin.2019 July 18, Ben Brown, quoting Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), “'There's Bitcoin and Then There's Shitcoin (Libra)'. Congress Finally Gets It”, in Yahoo! Finance
    Antonyms:
    stablecoin

Antonyms of shitcoin

Forms of shitcoin

pluralshitcoins
alternative formshit coin

Origin of shitcoin

Blend of shit + bitcoin.

Questions about shitcoin

What does shitcoin mean?
Shitcoin means a cryptocurrency of little or unclear value.
What part of speech is shitcoin?
Shitcoin is a noun.
What is the plural of shitcoin?
The plural of shitcoin is shitcoins.

Words near shitcoin in the dictionary

  1. shitcanning
  2. shitcans
  3. shitco
  4. shitcock
  5. shitcocks
  6. shitcoin
  7. shitcoins
  8. shitcom
  9. shitcoms
  10. shitcos
  11. shitcunt

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