goldbrick
/ˈɡoʊldbrɪk/
verb
- To avoid work or responsibility, especially by pretending to be ill or busy.
- He tried to goldbrick his way out of the project by claiming he was sick.
- The employee was fired for goldbricking during the busy season.
- Stop goldbricking and help us finish the job.
noun
- A person who avoids work or responsibility, especially by pretending to be sick or busy.
- The coach benched the goldbrick who skipped practice all week.
- She called him a goldbrick after he faked a headache to leave early.
- Everyone in the office knows he's a goldbrick who never finishes his tasks.
- Something that appears valuable but is actually worthless; a fraud or sham.
- He bought a goldbrick at the flea market, thinking it was real gold.
- The investment turned out to be a goldbrick, promising riches but delivering nothing.
- The scheme was a goldbrick designed to trick inexperienced buyers.
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