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4	Gold is such a prevalent part of our culture, that there are several tropes about it. Some are exclusively about gold, and some have examples that mostly involve gold.
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7	Related:
8	+ BejeweledTropes
9	+ LuxuryTropes
10	+ MinkBecomesThisIndexMost
11	+ TreasureTropes
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14	[[index]]
15	'''Tropes involving actual gold:'''
16	* BlingBlingBang: A weapon which also serves as jewelry.
17	* CheapGoldCoins: When everyone uses gold coins, even the peasants.
18	* CityOfGold: A place where ivory, jewels, and precious metals are in abundance.
19	* DragonHoard (which consists of lots of gold stuff): A dragon guarding treasure.
20	* UsefulNotes/{{Gold}} (useful notes): Information about real-life gold.
21	* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine (whether outright gold or just gold colored): The colors gold and white associated with goodness and divinity.
22	* GoldFever: When gold drives you crazy.
23	* GoldIsYellow: Yellow used as a shorthand for the more earthy tone of real gold.
24	* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Making an object more luxurious by covering it with or making it out of gold.
25	* GoldSilverCopperStandard: Money handled by the exchange of precious metals: gold is the highest, silver second, and bronze last.
26	* GoldToothOfWealth: Gold teeth signifying wealth and/or being a status symbol.
27	* LovesOnlyGold: Accumulating money of a particular type, usually gold.
28	* MadeOGold: A mundane object made of gold, typically meant to represent wealth or greed.
29	* MidasTouch: A character can transmute substances by touching them; the TropeNamer could turn things to gold.
30	* NaziGold: Wealth historically associated with the Third Reich, and on occasion Imperial Japan.
31	* PhilosophersStone: Often described as transmuting other metals into gold.
32	* TastyGold: Biting into a coin to test its authenticity.
33	* VillainousGoldTooth: Gold teeth symbolizing villainy and/or amorality.
34	* WorthlessYellowRocks: When valuable currency is disregarded as worthless by those not in-the-know.
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36	'''Figurative gold:'''
37	* GoldColoredSuperiority: If something is gold-colored or has a gold-colored version, it will often be stronger than others.
38	* GoldDigger: A character who hooks up with a rich partner, specifically to mooch off of said partner's money and status.
39	* GoldenEnding: The "best" possible outcome in a game with MultipleEndings. May or may not overlap with the...
40	* GoldenPath: The path that will offer the player the best gameplay, story, rewards and/or secrets the game has to offer.
41	* GoldenSnitch: When the last stretch of the game is the only part that counts.
42	* GoldenSuperMode: Getting strong by being plated with gold.
43	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A blonde person who is pure and innocent.
44	* HiddenHeartOfGold: When a character doesn't want others to know about their benevolent side.
45	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A sex worker who cares about others.
46	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A character who is a {{Jerkass}} for the most part is really a NiceGuy deep down.
47	* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: A character who may seem evil at first or have a bad reputation, but they are actually a good person once you get to know them.
48	* SolidGoldPoop: Highly valuable biological waste material.
49	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Characters who have gold or yellow-colored eyes tend to have some form of supernatural origin or powers that place them above normal humans.
50	* VicariousGoldDigger: A person who pushes their relative to become a GoldDigger.
51	[[/index]]

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