Glossary
We've been compiling a glossary of common terms and acronyms commonly used in DeFi and Web3. If there is a term you would like us to add, let us know in #codex-chamber in the TempleDAO discord.
General
Alfa / Alpha π °οΈ
Brand new or secret information that isn't known to the wider community yet
Ape π
Diving into a project without any research beforehand
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Airdrop π§
Free token or NFT distribution for specific holders
ATHπ
"All Time High". Commonly used to refer to the price action of a token being the highest it's ever been.
ATLπ
"All Time Low". Commonly used to refer to the price action of a token being the lowest it's ever been.
Bag π°
The NFTs/tokens you hold
BTFD β¬οΈ
"Buy The F***ing Dip". A call to action to buy a token when the price is considered undervalued
Chad πͺ
A compliment. A male of high desirabilityand sexual energy (due to his crypto accomplishments)
Copium π€
Convincing yourself you made the right choice or that the situation is not as bad as it seems. A coping mechanism
CT π¦
"Crypto Twitter". In reference to the Twitter community who are into Crypto
Degen π€
Short for "degenerate". A person who jumps into protocols without having prior financial knowledge or doing any research.
Diamond hand ππ€
Someone who hodls their bags forever (positive)
DYOR π
Do your own research
Floor sweep π§Ήπ§Ή
Someone who buys many NFT's for the lowest price listed.
FOMO π±
Fear of missing out, not having large TEMPLE bags
Fork π±
A copy of a coin or token's backend code to make a whole new protocol
Fren π₯
Friends
FCFS π§βπ³
First come first serve
FUD π€
Fear uncertainty doubt - e.g. fudding temple so you can buy more at 0.65c
Future of France πΈ
Future of Finance
GM π₯±
Good Morning
GN π΄
Good Night
Hodl π
Hold on for dear life (not selling even death occurs)
Hopium π
Selling dreams. A strong belief in a positive outcome
IDK π€·βββ
I donβt know
IIRC 
if i recall correctly
IRLπΌ
In real life.
Inb4 π
βIn beforeβ, rhetorical comment to your own post, posting the expected reply.
Innit β
Isnβt it?
IYKYK π
If you know, you know.
Kek π€£
LoL but in korean
Lambo ποΈ
People's aim when investing in crypto with a small bag.
LFG π§¨
Let's fucking go
LP π¦
Liquidity Provider.
Looks rare π
It looks rare and therefore valuable. A compliment for an NFT
McDonalds π
Our backup career plan if the NGMI scenario comes true. "Sold a Fidenza for 5ETH. Applying now to McDonald's".
Money lego
Defi protocols that complete and uses each other to generate more money for their treasury. For example, a protocol gives a sustainable yield, another one gets collateral from that and uses it for high risk/high rewards plays
Moon π
Prices rising far above expectations
NGL π
Not gonna lie
NGMI π€¦βββ
Not gonna make it
Normie
A Noob/newbie. Has never been rugged and doesn't own anything rare
NFA π
Not financial advice. Usually said before someone gives financial advice
OG π₯
Original Gangsta. Someone who was in the early days of crypto and knows the game well. Alternatively for weed it refers to strands that are ocean grown
Paperhands ππ€
Someone who sells a project at the smallest sign of trouble (negative).
PermaFrancebull πΉ
Price is just going up
PFP π
Profile picture
Plankton π¦
A person with an extremely small position in a coin or token
Ponzi π
A scheme that only benefits early investors, everyone else after them gets dumped on as they take profits
Ponzu
A cuter way of saying ponzi
Probably nothing π€«
βprobably something important- pay attention!β
Psyops π€π
Psychological operations. Manipulating the masses to achieve your goals
P2E π°
Play to earn.
Rekt π£
βWreckedβ losing money in some way.
Right-click save as πΎ
NFT humor. Copying a picture to your desktop does not mean ownership. It needs to be verified on the CHAIN!
Rug pull π
When the founders of a project take the funds and disappear. Not the TEMPLE way. π
Satoshi β
Smallest fraction of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC)
SC π
Smart Contract. A program that allows for transactions to be executed on the blockchain.
Seems Legit 
Seems for real
Ser π¨
Sir.
Shill π€‘
Obnoxiously marketing your project in other discord servers
Stable coin π²
A token with a peg set to the value of a fiat currency, commonly USD
Shitcoin π©
a poorly rated or useless coin/ token
Shrimp π¦
A person with a small position in a coin or token
Stake π₯©
The act of committing your crypto assets in support of a protocol with the promise of rewards.
Szn π
Season
Tank π£
To "tank" or to "bomb" commonly refers to the price action of a coin or token dropping massively in a short span of time.β
This is the GWEI β
A play on "this is the way." Gwei = Giga Wei ( 1 eth = 1,000,000,000 gwei). A commonly used denomination of Ethereum when making transactions.
This is the way! π
You're doing it right
Top Kek π
LOL. Acknowledgement that the post was really funny
Up only π
Price will appreciate over time
WAGMIπͺ
We are gonna make it/We all gonna make it.
WEI β
smallest unit of ethereum (1 eth = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 wei)
Wen moon π
When are we getting rich.
Whale π³
Someone who owns a large share of a given project
Valhalla πΌ
Heaven.
TEMPLE & DeFi
Acolytes 
TempleDAO members have many different skills or expertise from a wide range of areas.
Boom Boom π£
Response given in place of writing something bullish, origin: Lost Boy
Cβest Bonbon π
Everything is ok.
Chambers 
Chambers act as functional units of the organisation. You should think of Chambers like project teams, where the team lead is the MC and members are the contributors.
Disciples 
Disciples are proven, highly valuable contributors to Temple projects and chambers.
EFA
The amount in dollar$ of assets that are being used to farm/generate cash for each circulating temple
Enclaves
Enclaves are the social structure via which the Temple will be managed. Each Enclave will uphold certain principles and manage different areas of the Temple.
Exit liquidity 
Dumping entire TEMPLE to the defend contract.
Faithπ
Reward from investments for those that truly deserve it
Feet pics π¦ΆπΈ
A requirement for any requests, also a rewarding mechanism, A JOKE!
Fire Ritualist π₯
Early believers in TempleDAO
FRAX π₯
A fractionally-backed algorithmic stable coin that we love!
Fully Diluted Supply
The value per TEMPLE if all future tokens had been minted
Fud Warlords πΉ
Someone thatβs fighting with the fud alongside the TEMPLE team, shout out to Nicky Wissicky, DegenArtMiami and other Fud Warlords
$FXS
A frax token to distribute boosted gauge rewards
Guardians 
Ready to protect the Temple discord against FUD and answer every question coming from all Templars. Guardians are community members who serve as Mods in the text/voice channels.
Initiates 
Initiates are primarily project managers who are responsible for delivering a work product or achieving a goal.
IV
"Intrinsic Value". Floor price for TEMPLE. It can increase with the growth of the treasury.
$LP
A token to receive after staking $TEMPLE-$FRAX to STAX Liquidity
Masters 
Masters are responsible for the overall vision and operations of TempleDAO.
OG Temple
Staked TEMPLE tokens, accumulate yield over time through an increasing ratio of OGTEMPLE/TEMPLE.
Opening Ceremony (OC)
Puzzles to be solved prior to being accepted into the TEMPLEDAO fold. (Also a mechanism to prevent bot attacks)
RFV
The value per TEMPLE token of all assets in the Temple treasury. For more about TempleDAO's RFV perspective, check the article below.
$TEMPLE
The protocol's token
Temple CORE π
Temple's pivot to a revenue sharing model from our treasury investments
TEMPLEDAO π
The home for stake and chill. We are a DAO but not a typical one. We reward the Faithful
Temple Defend
The price cannot go lower than 0.65c. This floor will increase over time
STAX
Liquidity pool to stake $TEMPLE and $FRAX to earn boosted FRAX rewards.
$xLP
A token to receive after staking LP to STAX