goldbrick

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: goof-offne'er-do-wellgood-for-nothingno-accountgood-for-naughtvictimizeswindlerooknobblediddlebuncodefraud

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
  2. an idle worthless personSynonyms: goof-offne'er-do-wellgood-for-nothingno-accountgood-for-naught
  3. a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
  4. anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Verb (2)

  1. 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: victimizeswindlerooknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgiphornswoggleshort-changecon
  2. avoid (one's assigned duties)“The derelict soldier shirked his duties”Synonyms: fiddleshirkshrink from
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

goldbrick \gold"brick`\ n. an idle worthless person. [slang]

Syn: goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, good-for-naught. [WordNet 1.5]

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