goldbrick

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goldbrick Definition

• (n) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
• (n) an idle worthless person
• (n) a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
• (n) anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
• (v) 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"
• (v) avoid (one''s assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

goldbrick Synonyms

• bunco
• con
• defraud
• diddle
• fiddle
• goldbrick
• good-for-naught
• good-for-nothing
• goof-off
• gyp
• mulct
• ne'er-do-well
• nobble
• rook
• scam
• shirk
• shrink from
• swindle
• victimize