Green’s Dictionary of Slang

seeking monetary and other material benefits from an advantageous, if not esp. enjoyable, relationship.

1925		R. McAlmon Distinguished Air (1963) 17: We voted against all the gold-digging dance places, and decided to look over the queer cafés.
1935		E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American 8 June 18/2: They were forced to do some heavy spending, what with two gold-digging gals.
1945		A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 107: A gold-digging blonde lovely.
1966		R.E. Alter Carny Kill (1993) 53: Rich old husband gets murdered with knife that so obviously belongs to gold-digging wife.
1973		R. Todasco Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Dirty Words.
1994		N. McCall Makes Me Wanna Holler (1995) 281: Them gold-diggin’ bitches go for it every time.
2002		Teen Lingo: The Source for Youth Ministry 🌐 gold digging ho n. a female that is trying to use you for your money. ‘I’m going out with Shirley tonight.’ ‘Why you going out with that gold digging ho? She’ll always trying to get up in your wallet!’.
2004		(con. 1982) N. ‘Razor’ Smith A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun 275: He could have retired a very wealthy man if it wasn’t for his penchant for booze, betting and gold-digging birds.
2021		T. Pluck Boy from County Hell 76: ‘No one saw this gold-digging sack of shit?’.