Goldbrick - Definition
goldbrick
n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or
effort
2: an idle worthless person [syn: goldbrick, goof-off, ne
'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-
naught]
3: a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be
worthless
v 1: 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" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick,
nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct,
gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked
his duties" [syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from,
goldbrick]