gold star
See also: Gold Star
English edit
Etymology edit
Gold + star from the star shape of the award and its colour, representing the highest of three levels: gold, silver, bronze.
Noun edit
gold star (plural gold stars)
- An award for outstanding achievement.
- (in compounds, US military) A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action.
- a gold-star mother
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References edit
- “gold star”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 10 August 2022.
Further reading edit
- gold star (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia