gold fever

gold fe·ver

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gohld fee-ver]
- /goʊld ˈfi vər/
- /ɡəʊld ˈfiːvə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld fee-ver]
- /goʊld ˈfi vər/

Definitions of gold fever words

noun gold fever greed and excitement caused by a gold rush. 1
noun gold fever frenzy created by discovery of gold 1
noun gold fever the extreme excitement and greed caused by a gold rush 0

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Origin of gold fever

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Gold fever

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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gold fever popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gold fever usage trend in Literature

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