I remember my first week on Pump.fun in 2024. I was reading Telegram chats, seeing words like “bonding curve,” “KOTH,” and “jeet,” and feeling completely lost. I bought a coin thinking “CTO” meant “Chief Technology Officer” — turns out it meant the dev had rugged and the community was taking over. I lost $400 that day.
Now in 2026, the slang has evolved. We’ve got “Agentic Memes,” “PumpSwap,” and “AI Meme Coins” — terms that didn’t exist two years ago. I’ve been rugged by “soft rugs,” trapped in “Mayhem Mode,” and sandwiched by MEV bots more times than I can count.
This glossary isn’t just definitions. It’s the vocabulary I wish I had when I started. Every term here comes from real losses, real wins, and real conversations in the trenches. Use these to spot scams faster, understand the meta, and stop being exit liquidity.
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Pump.fun & On-Chain
13 terms
Bonding Curve
Pricing system on Pump.fun where price rises with buys.
“The bonding curve is almost full, migration soon.“
Migration
When a Pump.fun token moves to Raydium.
“Volume gets wild right after migration.“
King of the Hill (KOTH)
Top trending token on Pump.fun.
“Once it hit KOTH, buyers piled in.“
Bundling
Dev buys huge supply across many wallets at launch.
“Bundling made people nervous.“
Sniper
Bot or trader that buys instantly at launch.
“Snipers got the best entries.“
Mint Authority
Permission to create more tokens.
“Never trust if mint authority is active.“
Freeze Authority
Permission to freeze token transfers.
“Check if freeze authority was revoked.“
Revoked
Risky permissions removed.
“Dev revoked, so traders felt safer.“
LP Burnt
Liquidity permanently locked so dev can’t pull.
“LP burnt, so it’s safer.“
Bubble Map
Visual tool showing wallet connections.
“Bubble map showed all wallets linked to dev.“
Top Holders
Largest supply owners.
“Check top holders before buying.“
CA (Contract Address)
Unique token identifier needed to buy.
“Post the CA, I can’t find it.“
PumpSwap
Pump.fun’s native AMM where tokens migrate after bonding curve.
“Token graduated to PumpSwap, liquidity now on their own DEX.“
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Trader Psychology
13 terms
Cabal
Secret group of influencers/whales coordinating pumps.
“This looks like a cabal play.“
PvP (Player vs Player)
Market where traders fight each other without new money.
“Weekends are pure PvP.“
Fade
Ignore or bet against a coin.
“I faded it and missed millions.“
Rotate
Move profits into another coin.
“Rotating from dogs to cats.“
Based
Honest, skilled dev/community.
“Dev based, burned his own bag.“
Cooked
Project is dead.
“Telegram deleted, we’re cooked.“
Alpha
Insider info.
“I have alpha on a listing.“
Normie
Casual non-crypto person.
“Normies buying, time to sell.“
Larps
Pretending to build, faking partnerships.
“It’s just a larp to pump.“
Copium
Denial after a loss.
“Saying it will recover is copium.“
Whale
Large holder who can move price.
“Whale sell caused a dip.“
Conviction
Strong belief despite volatility.
“He kept buying because of conviction.“
Exit Liquidity
The last person buying in, allowing early investors to cash out.
“Don’t be someone else’s exit liquidity.“
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Chart Patterns
12 terms
God Candle
Massive vertical green candle.
“God candle to 10M market cap!“
Nuke
Catastrophic price drop.
“Chart nuked after influencers sold.“
Thin Liquidity
Small orders move price a lot.
“Liquidity thin, one sell could crash.“
Wick
Line showing price spike/rejection.
“Long wick down, buyers stepped in.“
Price Discovery
Trading above ATH, no resistance.
“In price discovery now.“
Re-accumulation
Sideways after crash, whales buying.
“It’s re-accumulating, wait for breakout.“
Dead Cat Bounce
Temporary recovery after crash.
“Don’t buy, it’s a dead cat bounce.“
Wash Trading
Fake volume by dev trading with self.
“Volume looks fake, probably wash trading.“
Top Signal
Event signaling price peaked.
“Dev buying Rolex was top signal.“
Local Top
Short-term peak.
“Hit local top, taking profits.“
Dead Chart
No volume, no momentum.
“After the dump it became a dead chart.“
Runner
Token that keeps climbing.
“This one became a real runner.“
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Risks & Scams
10 terms
Rug Pull
Dev removes liquidity, steals money.
“Project rugged, chart dead.“
Soft Rug
Dev slowly sells into every pump.
“It’s a soft rug, not a clean exit.“
Honey Pot
Can buy but cannot sell.
“Up 500% but can’t sell, honey pot.“
Farming
Dev launches many coins for quick cash.
“Dev farming Pump.fun, new coin every hour.“
Dusting
Tiny random token sent to track you.
“Don’t touch those, dusting attack.“
Sybil
Fake identities to manipulate votes/airdrops.
“Dev Sybil’d the vote.“
Blacklist
Malicious contract prevents specific wallets from selling.
“Dev blacklisted top holders.“
Paid Shill
Secretly sponsored promotion.
“That post felt like a paid shill.“
Holder Concentration
Top 10 wallets holding too much supply (>20% is red flag).
“Holder concentration too high, top 10 has 35%.“
Risk metric
AI Meme Coins
Tokens launched and managed by autonomous AI agents, can rug instantly.
“AI meme coin rugged by its own bot after hitting 10M.“
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The Meta
9 terms
Derivative
Copycat of a successful coin.
“Pepe pumping, buy all dog derivatives.“
Blue Chip
Established, safer memecoin.
“Stop gambling, buy blue chips.“
KOL (Key Opinion Leader)
Big influencer who can move markets.
“KOL post gave instant momentum.“
Caller
Someone who posts coin picks.
“Caller posted it, volume jumped.“
Raid
Coordinated promotion in replies.
“Community raided big accounts.“
Moon Bag
Small amount kept in case it moons.
“Sold most but kept a moon bag.“
FUD
Fear, uncertainty, doubt spread to shake holders.
“Team said rumors were FUD.“
Mindshare
Amount of attention a token gets in crypto discourse.
“Mindshare shifted to AI memes this week.“
Agentic Memes
Tokens with autonomous AI agents managing treasuries/content.
“Agentic memes like AI16Z outperformed last quarter.“
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More Trenches
8 terms
MEV Bot
Bot that front-runs trades.
“MEV bot sandwiched my trade.“
Priority Fee
Extra fee to speed up transaction.
“Set priority fee high or buy fails.“
Sandwich Attack
Bot buys before you, sells after.
“Lost money to sandwich attack.“
DexScreener
Chart and data site.
“Check DexScreener for volume.“
Raydium
Solana DEX where coins migrate.
“Is it trading on Raydium yet?“
Dev Jeet
Developer sells too early.
“Dev jeet killed momentum.“
CTO (Community Takeover)
Community takes over after dev leaves.
“Dev left, became a CTO.“
Anti-MEV Protection
Tools that prevent front-running and sandwich attacks.
“Trojan has anti-MEV protection built in.“
🎯 How I Use These Terms Daily
I don’t just memorize these — I use them as filters. Before I buy anything in 2026, I check three things: Holder Concentration (is it under 20%?), Mint Authority (is it revoked?), and Bubble Map (are the top wallets connected?). If any of these are red flags, I fade the coin.
The “Agentic Meme” trend in 2026 taught me that AI can rug you faster than any human dev. I’ve seen coins go from $10M to zero in minutes because the autonomous agent decided to sell. Now I always check if a coin has human oversight before buying.
Remember: Knowing the slang doesn’t make you safe. But not knowing it makes you exit liquidity.
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