exclamation | jee·em
GM is like the secret handshake of Crypto Twitter - it's how you greet your fellow degens and let them know you're ready to shill some shitcoins and lose some money. It's short for "good morning," but it's used at all times of day and night.
Example
"I woke up at 3pm and the first thing I did was tweet 'GM' to my followers - gotta let them know I'm up and ready to ape into some new yield farms."
"Saying GM is like the crypto equivalent of 'aloha' - it can mean hello, goodbye, or anything in between. It's the universal language of degeneracy and we're all fluent in it."
noun | git·hub
GitHub is like the Facebook of code - it's where all the cool kids hang out and share their projects. It's a platform for developers to collaborate on code, report bugs, and generally nerd out about programming.
Example
"I met my co-founder on GitHub - we were both working on the same shitcoin project and we bonded over our shared love of Solidity and memes. Now we're married and have three kids, all named after different ERC standards."
"If you're not on GitHub, you're not a real developer - it's like the LinkedIn of the coding world. Sure, you might have a bunch of repos that are just forks of other people's projects, but at least you're putting yourself out there."
noun | jen·uh·sis blok
The Genesis Block is like the Big Bang of a blockchain - it's the very first block that started it all. It's the block that all other blocks are built on top of, and it's usually mined by the creator of the blockchain.
Example
"Satoshi mined the BitcoinGenesis Block way back in 2009, and now it's worth billions of dollars. Talk about a solid investment - dude probably bought like 10,000 pizzas with that block alone."
"Every shitcoin and its mother has a Genesis Block these days - it's like the participation trophy of the crypto world. Congrats, you made a blockchain - now what?"
noun | jen·uh·rl puhb·lik lahy·suhns
The General Public License (GPL) is like the Communist Manifesto of software - it's all about seizing the means of production and distributing it to the masses. Any code released under the GPL must be open-source and free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute.
Example
"I was gonna use this dope new library in my DeFi project, but then I found out it was released under the GPL. Now I gotta share all my code with the plebs and let them fork my project whenever they want. This is why we can't have nice things in crypto."
"The GPL is like the opposite of a prenup - instead of hoarding all your assets for yourself, you gotta share them with everyone else. It's like a blockchain marriage - what's mine is yours, and what's yours is also mine."
noun | gas lim·it
The gas limit is like the bouncer at the club - it's the maximum amount of gas (or computational effort) that you're allowed to use in a single transaction. Try to use more than that, and you'll get kicked out on your ass.
Example
"I was trying to mint this new NFT collection, but I forgot to set a high enough gas limit and my transaction ran out of gas halfway through. Now I'm stuck with half an NFT and a whole lot of regret."
"Setting the gas limit is like playing 'The Price is Right' - you want to get as close as possible without going over, or else you'll end up wasting a bunch of money on gas fees. It's a delicate balance between being cheap and being stupid."
noun | gas fee
A gas fee is like the cover charge at a nightclub - you gotta pay it to get in, but once you're inside, you're free to party your face off (or in this case, send transactions). It's the price you pay for using the Ethereum network, and it can vary based on how busy the club is.
Example
"I was trying to buy this sick new NFT, but the gas fees were higher than my rent. I had to choose between owning a jpeg of a monkey or having a roof over my head. I chose the monkey, obviously - YOLO!"
"Gas fees are the reason I'm stuck holding these shitcoins - every time I try to sell, the fees eat up all my profits. It's like trying to leave the casino with your winnings, but the bouncer keeps taking a cut every time you walk out the door."
noun | geɪm·fɑɪ
GameFi is like regular gaming, but instead of just wasting your time and money, you're actually earning crypto while you play. It's like getting paid to smoke weed and play Call of Duty all day, except instead of cash you're earning some shitcoin that might moon or go to zero at any moment.
Example
"I've been playing this new GameFi project where you earn tokens for killing zombies and completing quests. I'm up 100x on my initial investment but I can't cash out because the gas fees are higher than my rent. Such is life in the metaverse."
"GameFi is the future bro - why would I slave away at some wagecuck job when I can just sit on my ass all day playing vidya and stacking sats? It's like UBI but for gamers and degenerates. The normies just don't get it yet, but they will soon enough."
