Goldbrick Definition
goldbrick
noun
- a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
- an idle worthless person
- a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
- anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
verb
- deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
- avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Words that rhyme with goldbrick
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