Goldgräberstimmung

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German

Etymology

Goldgräber (gold digger) +‎ Stimmung (mood)

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Noun

Goldgräberstimmung f (genitive Goldgräberstimmung, no plural)

  1. (figuratively) gold rush mood
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 43/2010, page 60:
      In Ostdeutschland herrscht Goldgräberstimmung: Aktionäre und Privatinvestoren kaufen im großen Stil Land und spekulieren auf steigende Preise.
      There is a gold-rush mood in eastern Germany: shareholders and private investors buy land on a large scale and speculate on rising prices.

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