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View synonyms for goldbrick

goldbrick

[ gohld-brik gohld-brik ]

noun

  1. Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
  2. Informal. anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless.
  3. Also goldbricker. Slang. a person, especially a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care.


verb (used without object)

, Slang.
  1. to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf.

verb (used with object)

  1. to swindle; cheat.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goldbrick1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; gold + brick

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