gold bugs
Metallic currency advocates
Gold bugs are advocates for the gold standard or enthusiastic investors in gold, typically believing that gold-backed currency is sounder than fiat money.
The term often carries a dismissive edge, suggesting obsessive attachment to gold as a hedge against economic collapse: The gold bugs have been predicting hyperinflation for decades.
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- Fort KnoxArmy base with gold depository
- hard currencyPhysical money, not digital
- collectorOne who gathers items
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