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.
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.”
“He tried to short that stock but totally Chanos’d it.”
by ChemistDude June 14, 2025
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