gold-dig

gold-dig
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: back-formation from gold digger
: to extract money or gifts from by coaxing or flattery

why did you coax him, tease him, gold-dig him — Sinclair Lewis

: to extract money or gifts from men by coaxing or flattery

she went with him wherever he wanted to go, and she never tried to maneuver him or gold-dig — Ann Chidester


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