Gold bug

A person who is heavily invested or interested in investing in gold. Any economist who advocates gold investment or a return to the gold standard heavily. Further any merchant who trades heavily in gold.
This is usually pejoritive.
Peter Schiff is seen to his supporters as a talented economist who made some insightful predictions. His detractors see him as an socially awkward gold bug.
by revoLucian1776 October 18, 2023
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gold bug

Someone who either:

1. Wants to return the dollar to a gold standard,
2. Wants to use gold as money in addition to the dollar, or
3. Collects or invests in gold, silver, and/or other precious metals.

Gold bugs are sometimes associated with paranoia, conspiracy theories, 9/11 "truthers," survivalism, tax protesters, racism, anti-semitism, and the far right.
As a gold bug, I can tell you that gold is REAL money, and worthless fiat paper money is a fraud.
by RedBlade7 March 31, 2008
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