Definition

Rugged

adjective RUGD

Describes a trader, investor, or community that has been hit by a rug pull or similar scam, leaving holders with sharply devalued or effectively worthless tokens after insiders remove liquidity, abandon the project, or disappear with funds.

In a sentence

Token holders said they were rugged when the founders emptied the liquidity pool.

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