fool's gold

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noun fool's gold iron or copper pyrites, sometimes mistaken for gold. 1
noun fool's gold mineral: iron pyrites 1
noun fool's gold sth mistakenly sought after as valuable 1
uncountable noun fool's gold Fool's gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold. 0
uncountable noun fool's gold If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems. 0
noun fool's gold any of various yellow minerals, esp pyrite or chalcopyrite, that can be mistaken for gold 0

before 1870

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An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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