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gold rush

noun
/ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/UK/ˈɡoʊldˌɹʌʃ/US

Etymology

From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator.

  1. derived from rehusser
  2. derived from russhen — “to force back”
  3. derived from *(o)rewə-✻ — “to drive, move, agitate”
  4. derived from *rūsōną✻ — “to be cruel, storm, rush”
  5. derived from *rūskōną✻ — “to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”
  6. derived from ruschen — “to rush”
  7. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run, hurry”
  8. inherited from *hurskijaną✻ — “to startle, drive”
  9. inherited from *hurskijan✻
  10. inherited from hrysċan — “to jolt, startle”
  11. inherited from ruschen
  12. compounded as gold rush — “gold + rush”

Definitions

  1. Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.

  2. A feverish obsession with seeking profits, especially in new markets.

    • That’s because I’ve decided to enter the freewheeling world of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, the newest frontier in the cryptocurrency gold rush.

  3. A cocktail made from bourbon, honey, and lemon juice.

    • The Gold Rush is one of my favorite cocktails, invented at Sasha Petraske's famed Milk & Honey bar and now served all over the world. Basically a cold toddy, it's a shaken drink with bourbon, fresh lemon, and honey.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The urge to win gold medals, as in the Olympic Games.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA