goldbrick

(-brik′)

noun

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

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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