What Is Degen?
7.6BRAINROT SCOREDegen Short for 'degenerate' — someone who makes high-risk, often irrational crypto or gambling plays for the thrill of it, fully aware (and often proud) of the recklessness.
Origin:Crypto-Twitter slang from the 2020-2021 DeFi boom, used both as a self-deprecating badge of honor and as a warning label for anyone aping into unaudited tokens purely for the dopamine hit.
First Seen:2020
Peak Era:2021 (DeFi Summer), resurgent 2024-2026 (Memecoin Era)
Aura Impact:+40 Aura (10x on a Degen Play) / -85 Aura (Rugged Within the Hour)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He put his rent money into a coin called after his cat — peak degen behavior."
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