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goldbrick

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noun

Informal a worthless metal bar gilded and sold as solid gold in a swindle
Informal anything worthless passed off as genuine or valuable
Mil. Slang a person who tries to avoid work; shirker; loafer
also goldbricker

intransitive verb

Mil. Slang to shirk a duty or avoid work; loaf

See goldbrick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or work; a shirker.

verb gold·bricked, gold·brick·ing, gold·bricks

verb, intransitive

To shirk one's assigned duties or responsibilities.

verb, transitive

To cheat; swindle.

Related Forms:

goldˈbrickˌer noun

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