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coin
/kɔɪn/
Definition
1
A small, flat, round piece of metal or alloy, often stamped with designs, used as legal tender or currency.
2
To mint or manufacture coins from metal by stamping.
3
To invent or originate a new word, phrase, or expression; to devise something new.
4
Informal: A unit of cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, in digital form.
Examples
He flipped a coin to decide between Netflix or a nap, landing heads-up for the laziest win ever.
The startup founder coined 'FOMO investing' right before the crypto crash turned it into a punchline.
Grandpa hoards old coins in jars, claiming they'll make us rich—spoiler: inflation says otherwise.
She tried paying the barista with a novelty giant coin, turning her coffee run into street theater.