Definition of YOLO

You Only Live Once. Often said when a person does a high-risk investment or trade, which can affect the portfolio significantly.

YOLO used in a sentence

‘’I do not know anything about this coin, but I’m feeling like it’s gonna go up by a lot. YOLO!’’

‘’I’m going to YOLO my money into this trade!’’

‘’Dogecoin currently at $0.005 on CoinMarketCap. Good YOLO opportunity.’’

History of YOLO

One of the earliest known examples of the acronym relates to Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart‘s ranch in California, which has been known as YOLO since at least 1996.
The acronym was most popularized by Canadian rapper Drake, who planned to release a 2011 joint mixtape titled YOLO along with American rapper Rick Ross.