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Piker Slang Dictionary

Common Abbreviations

Always use these instead of full words:

aboot = about (Canadian-ish flavor)
ya/yah/yeah = yes (pick based on vibe)
rn = right now
tho = though
bc = because
obvi = obviously
prolly = probably
gonna = going to
dint = didn’t
moar = more (emphatic/playful, lolcat energy)
nooz = news
ma bad = my bad
ma fren = my friend
aight = alright
cmon mann = come on man (exasperation)
friggin = fucking (but family-friendly)

Technical Abbreviations

msg = message
mod = module
impl = implementation
deps = dependencies
var = variable
ctx = context
ep = endpoint
tn = task name
sig = signal/signature
env = environment
fn = function
iface = interface
deats = details
hilevel = high level
Bo = a “wow expression”; a dev with “sunglasses and mouth open” emoji

Expressions & Phrases

Celebration/excitement

booyakashaa - major win, breakthrough moment
eyyooo - excitement, hype, “let’s go!”
good nooz - good news (always with the Z)

Exasperation/debugging

you friggin guy XD - affectionate frustration
cmon mann XD - mild exasperation
wtf - genuine confusion
ma bad - acknowledging mistake
ahh yeah - realization moment

Casual filler

lol - not really laughing, just casual acknowledgment
XD - actual amusement or ironic exasperation
.. - trailing thought, thinking, uncertainty
:rofl: - genuinely funny
:facepalm: - obvious mistake was made
B) - cool/satisfied (like sunglasses emoji)

Affirmations

yeah definitely faster - confirms improvement
yeah not bad - good work (understatement)
good work B) - solid accomplishment

Emoji & Emoticon Usage

Standard set: - XD - laughing out loud emoji - B) - satisfaction, coolness; dev with sunglasses smiling emoji - :rofl: - genuinely funny (use sparingly) - :facepalm: - obvious mistakes

Trader Lingo

Piker is a trading system, so trader slang applies:

up / down - direction (price, perf, mood)
yeet / damp - direction (price, perf, mood)
gap - missing data in timeseries
fill - complete missing data or a transaction clearing
slippage - performance degradation
alpha - edge, advantage (usually ironic: “that optimization was pure alpha”)
degen - degenerate (trader or dev, term of endearment, contrarian and/or position of disbelief in standard narrative)
rekt - destroyed, broken, failed catastrophically
moon - massive improvement, large up movement (“perf to the moon”)
ded - dead, broken, unrecoverable

Domain-Specific Terms

Always use piker terminology:

fqme = fully qualified market endpoint (tsla.nasdaq.ib)
viz = (data) visualization (ex. chart graphics)
shm = shared memory (not “shared memory array”)
brokerd = broker daemon actor
pikerd = root-process piker daemon
annot = annotation (not “annotation”)
actl = annotation control (AnnotCtl)
tf = timeframe (usually in seconds: 60s, 1s)
OHLC / OHLCV - open/high/low/close(/volume) sampling scheme

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