gold bugn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d) bʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌbəɡ/

Forms: see gold n.¹ and adj. and bug n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., gold n.¹, bug n.²

Etymology: Partly < gold adj. + bug n.², and partly < gold n.¹ + bug n.²With the development of sense 2 compare uses such as the following, where to be bitten by the gold bug is used as a metaphor for (in some cases) becoming an enthusiast for the gold standard or (in others) seized with gold fever:1864 Indianapolis Daily Jrnl. 21 Dec. Several Bohemians in ‘Rotten Row’ have been bitten by the ‘Gold Bug’.1878 Colorado Miner 12 Oct. The Times must have been badly bitten by the gold bug. The rest of us are glad to see silver maintain its value.1897 Northern Echo 19 Aug. By balloon to the goldfields of Klondike is the latest idea of a man bitten by the gold bug.

1. Originally and chiefly U.S. Any of various beetles with a metallic, esp. golden, lustre.Cf. gold beetle n. at gold n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2c, golden beetle n. at golden adj. and n. Compounds 3b.

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1826 A. Eaton Zool. Text-bk. 160 Buprestis. Spec. 125. rustica, (gold-bug), shells emarginate, striate; body bright greenish-gold colour.

1843 E. A. Poe in Dollar Newspaper (Philadelphia) 21 June (heading) The gold-bug.

1938 Boys' Life Mar. 47/1 Some of these grub worms turned into the beautiful golden beetles known as gold bugs.

1971 Encycl. Americana XIII. 19/1 The gold bug has an oval body about ¼ of an inch (6 mm) in length, and it is usually marked with black spots.

2007 E. R. Eaton & K. Kaufman Kaufman Field Guide Insects N. Amer. 144 Cotalpa lanigera, is the goldsmith beetle or ‘gold bug’ of Edgar Allan Poe's short story.

2. U.S. colloquial. A person who deals in or speculates in gold; (more generally) a plutocrat, millionaire.Formerly also: a nickname for an advocate of the gold standard.

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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich and powerful person

leviathan1606

plutocrat1810

affluential1848

gold bug1872

plute1894

big-up1964

1872 Commerc. Bull. (Boston) 31 Aug. Politics are being mixed up with the gold business... The king gold-bug, H. N. Smith.., pursues his winding way unterrified by the spectre of gold at a par.

1886 Congress. Rep. 27 Mar. 2846/1 It was before the days of ‘gold-bugs’ and ‘bloated bondholders’.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 3/1 You had better leave the present occupiers..than encourage the gold-bug who would..exploit the land.

1903 T. W. Jackson On Slow Train through Arkansaw 67 You take President Roosevelt. He is a big gold bug.

1981 J. Wambaugh Glitter Dome vi. 96 The two old geezers were goldbugs... They had been buying and hoarding gold in their store.

2014 Daily Tel. 13 June 23/2 Bitcoin—an alternative, virtual currency—is certainly much talked about... For all but computer geeks, libertarians, gold bugs and monetary vigilantes, it's too complicated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold bug
释义	gold bugn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d) bʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌbəɡ/ Forms: see gold n.¹ and adj. and bug n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., gold n.¹, bug n.² Etymology: Partly < gold adj. + bug n.², and partly < gold n.¹ + bug n.²With the development of sense 2 compare uses such as the following, where to be bitten by the gold bug is used as a metaphor for (in some cases) becoming an enthusiast for the gold standard or (in others) seized with gold fever:1864 Indianapolis Daily Jrnl. 21 Dec. Several Bohemians in ‘Rotten Row’ have been bitten by the ‘Gold Bug’.1878 Colorado Miner 12 Oct. The Times must have been badly bitten by the gold bug. The rest of us are glad to see silver maintain its value.1897 Northern Echo 19 Aug. By balloon to the goldfields of Klondike is the latest idea of a man bitten by the gold bug. 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. Any of various beetles with a metallic, esp. golden, lustre.Cf. gold beetle n. at gold n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2c, golden beetle n. at golden adj. and n. Compounds 3b. ΚΠ 1826 A. Eaton Zool. Text-bk. 160 Buprestis. Spec. 125. rustica, (gold-bug), shells emarginate, striate; body bright greenish-gold colour. 1843 E. A. Poe in Dollar Newspaper (Philadelphia) 21 June (heading) The gold-bug. 1938 Boys' Life Mar. 47/1 Some of these grub worms turned into the beautiful golden beetles known as gold bugs. 1971 Encycl. Americana XIII. 19/1 The gold bug has an oval body about ¼ of an inch (6 mm) in length, and it is usually marked with black spots. 2007 E. R. Eaton & K. Kaufman Kaufman Field Guide Insects N. Amer. 144 Cotalpa lanigera, is the goldsmith beetle or ‘gold bug’ of Edgar Allan Poe's short story. 2. U.S. colloquial. A person who deals in or speculates in gold; (more generally) a plutocrat, millionaire.Formerly also: a nickname for an advocate of the gold standard. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich and powerful person leviathan1606 plutocrat1810 affluential1848 gold bug1872 plute1894 big-up1964 1872 Commerc. Bull. (Boston) 31 Aug. Politics are being mixed up with the gold business... The king gold-bug, H. N. Smith.., pursues his winding way unterrified by the spectre of gold at a par. 1886 Congress. Rep. 27 Mar. 2846/1 It was before the days of ‘gold-bugs’ and ‘bloated bondholders’. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 3/1 You had better leave the present occupiers..than encourage the gold-bug who would..exploit the land. 1903 T. W. Jackson On Slow Train through Arkansaw 67 You take President Roosevelt. He is a big gold bug. 1981 J. Wambaugh Glitter Dome vi. 96 The two old geezers were goldbugs... They had been buying and hoarding gold in their store. 2014 Daily Tel. 13 June 23/2 Bitcoin—an alternative, virtual currency—is certainly much talked about... For all but computer geeks, libertarians, gold bugs and monetary vigilantes, it's too complicated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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