Meanings
verbgo gold (third-person singular simple present goes gold, present participle going gold, simple past went gold, past participle gone gold)
present singular third person goes gold · participle present going gold · past went gold · participle past gone gold
- figurativelyentertainmentTo reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
- figurativelycomputingTo be released to manufacturing in its final form, so that copies can be made and shipped.
Origin
Th software sense derives from gold master.
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go gold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20gold
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“go gold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20gold. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go gold,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20gold.
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