Goldbrick Very Common

Goldbrick has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

goldbrick

an idle worthless person

goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught

a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

goldbrick

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

goldbrick

Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.

Verb

deprive of by deceit

"He swindled me out of my inheritance"

"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"

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avoid (one's assigned duties)

"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

fiddle shirk shrink from goldbrick

To shirk or malinger.

Example Sentences

"He swindled me out of my inheritance" verb

"She defrauded the customers who trusted her" verb

"The derelict soldier shirked his duties" verb