goldbrick
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊldˌbrɪk/
- Offensive
:
escaqueador
- The sergeant was frustrated, calling out to the goldbricks in his unit who always tried to avoid their responsibilities.
Examples
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Come on, you goldbricks!
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- What have you been telling this kid you miserable little goldbrick?
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During the meeting, two soldiers acted like total goldbricks, pretending to work while doing nothing.
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It's infuriating to see how many goldbricks there are in this team, always shirking their duties.
Synonyms
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4.6
A person who avoids work and often does very little
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7.1
A person who is lazy and does nothing useful
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7.0
A person who avoids work and makes little effort
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5.8
A person who avoids work and does very little
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9.9
A person who is lazy, irresponsible, and does not try to succeed
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7.6
A person who often avoids work and does very little
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8.9
A person who pretends to be ill to avoid work
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8.6
A person who avoids work and wastes time
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8.9
A person who does not keep a steady job
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9.9
A person who avoids work by pretending to be busy
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8.0
A person who avoids work or responsibility, often by making excuses
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9.3
A person who pretends to be ill to avoid work
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9.9
A person who avoids work and does very little
A person who pretends to be sick to avoid work
A person who avoids work by pretending to be ill
A person who avoids work
A person who avoids work or duties by making excuses
A person who does little work and is not useful
Antonyms
How Lazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word goldbrick came to mean a person who avoids work because they are like a gold brick that only looks valuable but does nothing. So calling someone a goldbrick suggests they pretend to be useful while actually doing little.