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 Definitions of goldbrick  [ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk]  

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Definition of 'goldbrick' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) goldbrick
Also, goldbricker. a person, esp. a soldier, who loafs on the job.

2. (v.i.) goldbrick
to shirk; loaf.

Etymology:  (1850–55)

Definition of 'goldbrick' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) goldbrick
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

2. (noun) goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught
an idle worthless person

3. (noun) goldbrick
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

4. (verb) goldbrick
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

5. (verb) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con
deprive of by deceit
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

6. (verb) fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
avoid (one's assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"



'goldbrick' - Nearby Entries  

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