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From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator.
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gold rush
Today it means: Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered. Full definition →
Today it means: Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered. Full definition →
From gold + rush. First use appears c. 1848 in the Oregon Spectator.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.