GoFuckYourself (GoFundMe nickname)
GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform. In 2022, GoFundMe was criticized for removing Canada's Freedom Convoy of truckers from its platform. A GoFundMe nickname is…
Gold 2.0 (bitcoin nickname)
Bitcoin is a digital currency; it has been called "Gold 2.0," an improvement over holding gold. "Gold 2.0: can code and competition build a better Bitcoin?" was written by…
Gold for Nerds (bitcoin nickname)
Bitcoin (a digital currency) was described as "gold for nerds" by Convergex Group Chief Market Strategist Nick Colas in April 2013 on Bloomberg TV. The description quickly went viral.…
Gold’s Little Brother (silver nickname)
Silver has been called "gold's little brother" because it's much cheaper than gold. The silver nickname of "gold's little brother" has been cited in print since…
Goldbug or Gold Bug (gold enthusiast)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Gold bugGold Bug is a (sometimes pejorative) term used to describe investors who are very bullish on buying the commodity gold (XAU - ISO 4217). It can also be…
Golden Boot
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Golden boot compensationGolden boot compensation is an inducement, using maximum incentives and financial benefits, for an older worker to take…
Golden Handcuffs
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Golden handcuffsGolden handcuffs are a system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company. These can include employee stock…
Golden Handshake
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia; Golden handshakeA golden handshake is a clause in an executive employment contract that provides the executive with a significant severance package in the case…
Golden Hello
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Golden helloA Golden hello is a bonus offered by hiring firms if the hired joins the company from a rival firm. It is very similar to the traditional joining…
Golden Parachute
A "golden parachute" is when a company tries to avoid a hostile takeover and aims to protect its top employees. A clause is added to these top employees' contracts that, in the event…
Golden Sacks (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
Golden Slacks (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
Goldenfreude (gold + schadenfreude)
"Goldenfreude" (gold + schadenfreude) is the delight that non-gold holders have in seeing the price of gold drop and the goldbugs lose large sums of money. Gold dropped in price in the…
Goldie Mac (Goldman Sachs + Freddie Mac)
The Wall Street Journal of July 15, 2009, added another to the financial firm of Goldman Sachs's growing list of nicknames -- "Goldie Mac." This a reminder of Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae…
Goldilocks Economy (Goldilocks Recovery; Goldilocks Scenario)
The children's story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" had Goldilocks try to eat the three bowls of porridge. One porridge was too cold and one porridge was too hot, but one…
Goldman Sachsony (Goldman Sachs + Saxony)
The financial firm of Goldman Sachs is so influential over world governments that the nickname "Goldman Sachsony" (Goldman Sachs + Saxony) has been used to describe any country where…
Goldman Sucks or Goldman Sux (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a financial firm that's headquartered at 200 West Street in Manhattan. The unflattering nickname of "Goldman Sucks" (or "Goldman Sux") has been cited in…
Goldmanite (Goldman Sachs employee)
A present or former employee of the financial firm of Goldman Sachs is called a "Goldmanite." The name 'Goldmanite" has been cited in print since at least 1992.…
Goldmine Sacks or Goldmine Sachs (Goldman Sachs nickname)
Goldman Sachs is a leading financial firm, headquartered in lower Manhattan. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the company made so much money (and made its employees so wealthy) that it was nicknamed…
Government Sachs (Goldman Sachs nickname)
The financial firm of Goldman Sachs had so many "alumni" in the government -- including Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. -- that an October 2008 story in the New York (NY) Times…