gold bug

gold bug
A person with a particularly great enthusiasm for investing in gold (the metal), an enthusiasm which to others is likely to seem excessive, especially if gold prices are stagnant or falling.

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  • gold bug — n. Informal one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc. * * * …   Universalium

  • gold bug — n. Informal one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Gold bug — For other uses, see Gold bug (disambiguation). An old car heavily advertising gold s value. Gold Bug is a (sometimes pejorative) term used to describe investors who are very bullish on buying the commodity gold (XAU ISO 4217). It can also be used …   Wikipedia

  • Gold Bug — An individual who is bullish on gold. Gold bugs believe that gold is still a stable source of wealth, like it was during the years of the gold standard international currency system. A gold bug invests in gold for what he or she perceives as… …   Investment dictionary

  • Gold bug (disambiguation) — Gold bug or Goldbug may refer to:*Gold bug, a disparaging term in the finance world * The Gold Bug, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe * The Gold Bug, a short story by Orson Scott Card *Goldbug, several Transformers toy line characters. *Goldbug… …   Wikipedia

  • gold bug — / gəυld bʌg/ noun a person who believes that gold is the best investment (informal) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • The Gold-Bug — Infobox short story | name = The Gold Bug title orig = translator = author = Edgar Allan Poe country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story published in = Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper publisher = media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

  • The Gold-Bug — Der Goldkäfer ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe, in der im Rahmen einer Schatzsuche ausführlich die Dechiffrierung einer Geheimschrift anhand von Häufigkeitszahlen der einzelnen Buchstaben in englischen Texten erläutert wird. Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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