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Definition of Goldbrick
1. Noun. A soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort.
2. Verb. Deprive of by deceit. "They goldbrick him of all his money"; "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Exact synonyms: Bunco, Con, Defraud, Diddle, Gip, Gyp, Hornswoggle, Mulct, Nobble, Rook, Scam, Short-change, Swindle, Victimize
Specialized synonyms: Short, Short-change
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Bunco, Con, Defrauder, Gyp, Scam, Scammer, Swindle, Swindler, Victimization
Specialized synonyms: Short, Short-change
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Bunco, Con, Defrauder, Gyp, Scam, Scammer, Swindle, Swindler, Victimization
3. Noun. An idle worthless person.
Exact synonyms: Good-for-naught, Good-for-nothing, Goof-off, Ne'er-do-well, No-account
Generic synonyms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idler, Layabout, Loafer
Derivative terms: Good-for-naught, Good-for-nothing
Generic synonyms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idler, Layabout, Loafer
Derivative terms: Good-for-naught, Good-for-nothing
4. Verb. Avoid (one's assigned duties). "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Exact synonyms: Fiddle, Shirk, Shrink From
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Specialized synonyms: Scrimshank, Malinger, Skulk, Slack
Derivative terms: Goldbricking, Shirker, Shirking
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Specialized synonyms: Scrimshank, Malinger, Skulk, Slack
Derivative terms: Goldbricking, Shirker, Shirking
5. Noun. A brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not.
6. Noun. Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless.
Generic synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Definition of Goldbrick
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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