About The Word Goldbrick

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Goldbrick

Goldbrick Meaning & Definition
Goldbrick Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Goldbrick?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Goldbrick: bunco | con | defraud | diddle | good-for-naught | good-for-nothing | goof-off | gyp | mulct | ne'er-do-well | nobble | rook | scam | shirk | shrink from | swindle | victimize

Related Terms | Find terms related to Goldbrick: abandon | boiler room | bucket shop | bum | bunco game | bungler | clock watcher | con game | confidence game | cut | dallier | dawdle | dawdler | diddler | dillydallier | disregarder | dodge | dodger | dog it | dolittle | do-nothing | doodler | drone | duck | duck duty | eye-servant | faineant | foot-dragger | gentleman of leisure | get out of | goldbricker | goof off | goof-off | idler | ignorer | jump | laggard | laze | lazy | leave | leave loose ends | leave undone | let alone | let be | let dangle | let go | lie-abed | lingerer | loaf | loafer | loiter | loiterer | loll | loller | lotus-eater | lounge | lounger | lubber | malinger | malingerer | miss | mope | moper | neglecter | negligent | not pull fair | old soldier | omit | pass over | pass up | plodder | potterer | pretermit | procrastinate | procrastinator | putterer | shell game | shirk | shirker | skin game | skip | skulk | skulker | slack | slacker | sleepyhead | slide out of | slinker | slip out of | slouch | sloucher | sloven | slow goer | slowbelly | slow-foot | slowpoke | slug | sluggard | slut | snail | sneak out of | soldier | spiv | stick-in-the-mud | tax dodger | thimblerig | thimblerigging | time killer | time waster | tortoise | trifle | trifler | truant | waiter on Providence | welsh | welsher

See Also | avoid | beat | block | bum | cheat | chisel | cube | do-nothing | dupery | fraud | fraudulence | hoax | humbug | idler | layabout | loafer | malinger | put-on | rip off | scrimshank | shirker | short | short-change | skulk | slack | slacker | soldier

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