Hold This L
You lose
Example
I just made $500 more in tips than you. Hold this L
Holy cow! That's impressive
Classic GIF that accompanies the Hold this L phrase on social media
Related Slang
| Served | Owned |
| Owned | Dominated |
| Roast | To disrespect |
| Diss | Disrespect |
| Dis | Disrespect |
| pwned | Owned |
| Slay | To dominate |
| Booyah | Hooray |
| Put on blast | To call out |
| Talking trash | Disrespecting |
| You got served | You were called out |
| Clapback | A clever comeback |
| Mic drop | The end |
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When someone tells you to "hold this L," they are telling you that you've been defeated, whether it be in a competition, argument, etc., and now you have to take the figurative L, which represents the loss. It is similar to saying that you've been owned, served, roasted, etc.
For example, if you are a Vikings fan and the Bears just humiliated them on national television, a Bears fan may comment, "Hold this L!!" on a Vikings fan's social media profile. Or, if you call out a person for using a word that doesn't exist, then they pull out a dictionary to show you that it's real, they may follow it up with, "Hold this L. Booyah!"
Origin of Hold this L
It is unclear who coined the phrase "Hold this L," but the Black community popularized it, and it gained traction on social media in the mid-2010s through channels like WorldStarHipHop. The "L" is a common abbreviation in sports for "loss," just like "W" is for "wins."