WAGMI & NGMI Meaning in Crypto

Who created the phrase WAGMI & NGMI? 

WAGMI (We're All Gonna Make It) and NGMI (Not Gonna Make It) were catchphrases from 4chan's fitness board /fit/ that were popularised by the iconic Australian bodybuilder Zyzz. In late 2020, both phrases were picked up by the crypto community as a way to indicate that the market was going up or down. 

During one of his motivational speeches uploaded on Youtube in March 2012 (02:19), Zyzz is quoted saying "we're all going to make it bro." This quickly became a popularised catchphrase within the online bodybuilding community, the phrase became a way of comforting each other as a form of coping with real-life struggles. 

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When to use the terms WAGMI and NGMI

If you would like to use the terms WAGMI and NGMI we recommend using them in the below instances: 

1. In an NFT community: “GM, our floor price is up today WAGMI!” or “You sold your NFT at the bottom? You’re NGMI”
2. On Crypto Twitter: “The price of Bitcoin has risen 10% in the last 24 hours WAGMI” or “The FED has risen interest rates by 8%, we’re NGMI”
3. In real life: “Great results on your last exam, WAGMI” or “Hey, I’ve run out of fuel we’re NGMI”

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Other Cryptocurrency Slang and Idioms

Although WAGMI and NGMI are the two most popular acronyms in Crypto, there are a myriad of phrases that are also used day-to-day.

To learn more about these other popular phrases you can visit any of the following articles: GM Meaning, Diamond & Paper Hands Meaning, ATH/ATL Meaning, Bear & Bull Market Meaning, DYOR Meaning, FUD Meaning, BTD or BTFD Meaning and Rug Pull Meaning and HODL Meaning.