gold-digv.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊldˌdɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌdɪɡ/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle gold-dug, (rare) gold-digged;

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, dig v.

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + dig v., after gold-digger n. 2.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

transitive. Chiefly of a woman: to form a romantic or sexual relationship with (a person, typically a man), purely to obtain money or other gifts. Also intransitive: to behave as a gold-digger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > love affair > have affectionate or sexual relationship [verb (intransitive)] > carry on affair for financial gain

gold-dig1920

1920 Hearst's Mag. Apr. 80/2 They start in as daughters and gold-dig their fathers and then they develop a sort of side line and begin gold-digging their beaux—oh, very nicely and sweetly—for tickets to the theater—for flowers—for candy—for dinner parties, and auto rides, and little excursions!

1923 R. McAlmon Companion Vol. 195 These Italian girls know how to golddig.

1931 A. Powell Afternoon Men xiii. 141 Of course he was intended by nature to be gold-dug and as a compensation given a temperament that enjoys the process.

1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 206 I'll bet she just gold-dug Eddie.

1994 P. Rabinowitz They must be Represented i. iv. 80 This insult inspires the three women to ‘gold dig’ these stodgy gentlemen.

2006 Re: Guys playing Second-Fiddle to their Celebrity Wives in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet newsgroup) 4 Aug. The not-so-famous husbands could be gold-digging, just like some very young wives gold-dig with very rich and famous (and sometimes much older) men.

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

单词	gold-dig
释义	gold-digv. Brit. /ˈɡəʊldˌdɪɡ/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌdɪɡ/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle gold-dug, (rare) gold-digged; Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, dig v. Etymology: < gold n.¹ + dig v., after gold-digger n. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). transitive. Chiefly of a woman: to form a romantic or sexual relationship with (a person, typically a man), purely to obtain money or other gifts. Also intransitive: to behave as a gold-digger. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > have affectionate or sexual relationship [verb (intransitive)] > carry on affair for financial gain gold-dig1920 1920 Hearst's Mag. Apr. 80/2 They start in as daughters and gold-dig their fathers and then they develop a sort of side line and begin gold-digging their beaux—oh, very nicely and sweetly—for tickets to the theater—for flowers—for candy—for dinner parties, and auto rides, and little excursions! 1923 R. McAlmon Companion Vol. 195 These Italian girls know how to golddig. 1931 A. Powell Afternoon Men xiii. 141 Of course he was intended by nature to be gold-dug and as a compensation given a temperament that enjoys the process. 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 206 I'll bet she just gold-dug Eddie. 1994 P. Rabinowitz They must be Represented i. iv. 80 This insult inspires the three women to ‘gold dig’ these stodgy gentlemen. 2006 Re: Guys playing Second-Fiddle to their Celebrity Wives in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet newsgroup) 4 Aug. The not-so-famous husbands could be gold-digging, just like some very young wives gold-dig with very rich and famous (and sometimes much older) men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1920
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