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Definitions by abhinavpro

QUANTosexual

A person who starts out chasing FAANG for the prestige, stock options and big-tech aura, but eventually discovers HFT firms like Jane Street, Citadel, HRT and Jump , and develops an unhealthy attraction to elite engineering, quantitative trading, absurd compensation and shaving microseconds off systems.
Abhinav used to be FAANGosexual, chasing Google, Meta, Amazon and the FAANG dream. Then he discovered Jane Street, Citadel, HRT and the world of HFT, where elite engineers fight over microseconds worth millions. He realized FAANG was just the tutorial. Bro became Quantosexual.
QUANTosexual by abhinavpro August 29, 2026

FAANGosexual 

Person (typically a Software Engineer) sexually attracted to the idea of working at a FAANG company (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and/or Google)
Abhinav has been grinding leetcode questions non stop, I think he might be FAANGosexual.
FAANGosexual by abhinavpro January 4, 2021