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Definitions of
goldbrick
noun
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
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type of:
shirker
,
slacker
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
soldier
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
noun
an idle worthless person
synonyms:
good-for-naught
,
good-for-nothing
,
goof-off
,
ne'er-do-well
,
no-account
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type of:
bum
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do-nothing
,
idler
,
layabout
,
loafer
person who does no work
verb
avoid (one's assigned duties)
synonyms:
fiddle
,
shirk
,
shrink from
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types:
scrimshank
British military language: avoid work
malinger
,
skulk
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
slack
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
type of:
avoid
refrain from doing something
noun
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
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type of:
block
,
cube
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
noun
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
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type of:
dupery
,
fraud
,
fraudulence
,
hoax
,
humbug
,
put-on
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
verb
deprive of by deceit
synonyms:
bunco
,
con
,
defraud
,
diddle
,
gip
,
gyp
,
hornswoggle
,
mulct
,
nobble
,
rook
,
scam
,
short-change
,
swindle
,
victimize
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types:
short
,
short-change
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
type of:
cheat
,
chisel
,
rip off
deprive somebody of something by deceit
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