tendie
/ˈtɛn.diː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The money or financial instruments gained by independent currency or securities traders following a successful wager or risk.
Example Sentences
- "Grade "A" tendies and mozz sticks."
- "Favorite Food: Chicken Tendies"
- "It's an attitude that's certainly reflected during our interview at DOZA's house, where chicken tenders and Courvoisier (our dinner for the night) are referred to as "dank tendies and drank" […]"
- ""The life of crime just pulls you in," says Gnineerg, "you think it's just one cheese stick then then [sic] you're dealing three or four bags of tendies a day. It's a dark road.""
- "In recent weeks, the only way to get up to speed with WallStreetBets would have been through full immersion, absorbing comments about “tendies” and “diamond hands” and “holding the line” until you worked up the nerve to post the group’s most beloved slogan for yourself: “We like the stock.”"
- "There are members who say they made enough to pay off student debt, afford an operation for a family member, and even buy a yacht, all thanks to their fresh delivery of “tendies” – WSB jargon for money (it’s an allusion to tender fried chicken)."
Etymology
From chicken tender + -ie. As Internet slang, it is popularized by a genre of post on 4chan that mocks the concept of childish basement dwellers who continue to eat chicken tenders well into adulthood.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɛn.diː/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.