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goldbug

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gold⋅bug

[gohld-buhg]
–noun
1. Informal. a person, esp. an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
2. Informal. a person who believes in buying gold bullion as a personal investment.
3. gold beetle.
Also, gold bug.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism

gold beetle

–noun
any of several beetles having a golden luster, as a chrysomelid, Metriona bicolor, that feeds on morning glories and roses.
Also called goldbug.
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