Chanos

1. (noun) A man who thinks he’s shorting weakness but ends up pouring jet fuel on a rocket.

2. (verb) To unwittingly accelerate the rise of something you're trying to bring down.
Saylor was ready for takeoff, and along came a Chanos.”
“He tried to short that stock but totally Chanos’d it.”
by ChemistDude June 14, 2025
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