“Tendies“ is WSB slang for profits or gains from successful trades.
Origin:
- Chicken tenders – the food
- Internet meme culture – “good boy points” earn tendies
- WSB adopted it as slang for trading profits
- Childish/playful way to refer to money
Core Meaning:
- Trading profits and gains
- Money made from successful investments
- Rewards for good trades
- Financial success
Usage Examples:
- “Time to collect tendies!” – Taking profits
- “Tendies incoming!” – Expecting gains
- “No tendies today” – Lost money/no profits
- “Tendie town” – Making lots of money
- “Securing the tendies“ – Locking in profits
WSB Context:
- Celebration of successful trades
- Goal of all trading activity
- Reward for diamond hands paying off
- Opposite of losses/”loss porn”
Related Terms:
- “Tendie printer” – Consistently profitable strategy
- “Tendie machine” – Stock that keeps making money
- “Cooking tendies“ – Making profits
- “Fresh tendies“ – New gains
Cultural Aspect:
- Playful/immature language typical of WSB
- Meme-ification of serious financial gains
- Community bonding through shared terminology
- Making trading fun rather than purely serious
Symbol:
- 🍗 Chicken emoji often used
- 🚀 + 🍗 = “Rocket ship to tendies“
Tendies represents the ultimate goal: turning risky YOLO plays into delicious profits! 🍗💰