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goldbrick::noun | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
noun
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
an idle worthless person
Type Words
Synonyms good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account
Type of bum, layabout, loafer, idler, do-nothing

goldbrick::verb | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
verb
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
deprive of by deceit
Type Words
Synonyms bunco, con, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
Type of cheat, chisel, rip off
Has types short, short-change

goldbrick::verb | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
verb
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
avoid (one's assigned duties)
Type Words
Synonyms fiddle, shirk, shrink from
Type of avoid
Has types slack, malinger, scrimshank, skulk
Derivation goldbricking

goldbrick::noun | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
noun
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
Type Words
Type of cube, block

goldbrick::noun | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
noun
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Type Words
Type of put-on, dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug

goldbrick::noun | Spocien Dictionary

goldbrick
noun
/'ɡoʊld,brɪk/
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
Type Words
Type of slacker, soldier, shirker

Examples of goldbrick

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Commentators had a good laugh about that, presuming the mayor a goldbrick who likes to knock off early.
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