Meaning of gold bug | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person with a particularly great enthusiasm for investing in gold (the metal).
   informal
2. A person who is opposed to fiat currency and supports a return to the gold standard.
   informal
3. A person who collects gold items.
   informal
4. A particularly great enthusiasm for gold — whether as an investment, a hoard, a collectible, or otherwise — portrayed figuratively as an arthropod that bites people and infects them, causing a mental illness.
   informal

Examples

“The swing⟳ in equities scared him so much that he became a gold bug for a while.”

“Still, crypto has been effectively marketed: It manages both to seem futuristic and to appeal to old-style goldbug fears that the government will inflate away your savings, and huge past gains have⟳ drawn in investors worried about missing out.”

“The swing⟳ in inflation scared him so much that he became a gold bug for a while.”

“If you see⟳ the decorating style in his living room, you'll know⟳ that he's a gold bug.”

“bitten by the gold bug”

“He was bitten by the gold bug a long time ago, and some of the venom is still in his veins.”

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