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{{quote|''"She take my money when I'm in need

{{quote|''"She take my money when I'm in need''

''[[Understatement|Yeah, she's a triflin' friend indeed]].

''[[Understatement|Yeah, she's a triflin' friend indeed]].''

''She's a gold digger way over town

''She's a gold digger way over town''

''That digs on me."''

|'''[[Kanye West]] ft. Jamie Foxx''', "Gold Digger"}}

|'''[[Kanye West]] ft. Jamie Foxx'''|"Gold Digger"}}

This is a character who hooks up with a partner, known as a [[Meal Ticket]], specifically to mooch off of said partner's [[Greed|money]] and status in exchange of sex and valorization. In other words, she's a stay-at-home wife who is okay with her husband being the breadwinner but she doesn't run the household, doesn't do the chores, [[Feminine Women Can Cook|doesn't cook]], doesn't pursue education, doesn't look after the kids and usually has no intention of having any. She mostly loves socializing, throwing lavish parties and shopping.

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For the comic book series, see ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]''.

Not to be confused with ''[[Goldfinger]]''...though it would surprise nobody if Goldfinger was a gold digger at one point.

Not to be confused with ''[[Goldfinger]]''... though it would surprise nobody if Goldfinger was a gold digger at one point.

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* This is one of the methods of getting rich discussed in the [[ABBA]] song "Money Money Money".

* Garth Brooks' song "Digging For Gold" from ''In The Life Of Chris Gaines''. The subject of the song was only in the marriage until the millionaire lost his money in the stock market and she bailed out in the end, leaving him crying.

* The [[Pet Shop Boys]] song ''Rent'' seems to be about this and perhaps prostitution. The title sounds like an allusion to the term "rent boy" to mean "male prostitute", and the chorus is the words "I love you, you pay my rent" repeated over and over.

* The [[Pet Shop Boys]] song "Rent" seems to be about this and perhaps prostitution. The title sounds like an allusion to the term "rent boy" to mean "male prostitute", and the chorus is the words "I love you, you pay my rent" repeated over and over.

{{quote|''You dress me up; I'm your puppet

{{quote|''You dress me up; I'm your puppet''

''You buy me things; I love it

''You buy me things; I love it''

''You bring me food; I need it

''You bring me food; I need it''

''You give me love; I feel it }}

''You give me love; I feel it''}}

:* The [[Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine|Carter USM]] cover of the same song tends to avoid this trope, putting more emphasis on singing about the love angle and emphasising the lyrics "Words mean so little, and money less / When you're lying next to me." It comes off as more about a poor guy in a relationship with a richer girlfriend/boyfriend rather than the relationship between a prostitute and his client or a downright Gold Digger.

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'''Alex:''' I do though. Also, Sam and Thomas only hang out with you for your boobs.}}

== [[~~Theatrr~~]] ==

== [[Theatre]] ==

* [[Older Than Steam]]: Petruchio of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' says it outright.

** In the musical based on ''Shrew'', ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'', Petruchio (not Fred) not only admits it outright several times, but he has an entire song about it. Just to even things out, though, Lilli Vanessi (not Kate) is planning to marry at least in part for status (in the stage show, her fiance is a retired General who is intended to be the next Vice-Presidential candidate) or money (in the movie, he's a wealthy Texas cattle baron).

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