to goldbrick
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9.5
- verb
- /ˈɡoʊldˌbrɪk/
- Archaic
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escaquearse
- Within the context of "women can do anything a man can"—blaming men for keeping women in the home became a requirement to cover up a realization that women had been goldbricking for the last 10,000 years.
Examples
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You can goldbrick for the rest of the day.
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But you goldbricked on that too.
Fiction book (2001) -
If the other person deeply believes that managers must run herd on employees lest they goldbrick, your idea will sound insane.
Blog text (4) -
Why, you goldbricking pip-squeak!
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It's not right to goldbrick when you have a job to do.
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During the meeting, he decided to goldbrick instead of participating.
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The manager warned the team that anyone who tried to goldbrick would face consequences.
Synonyms
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6.3
To avoid doing work because it is hard or unpleasant
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7.7
To avoid work by doing small unimportant tasks
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8.9
To pretend to be ill or hurt to avoid work
To avoid work or duties by pretending to be sick
Pretend to be ill to avoid going to work or school
To waste time instead of working
To spend time doing very little and not do the work you should
How Lazy
Surface Forms
Etymology
To goldbrick (verb) means to avoid work by pretending to be busy or ill. Think of acting useful like a gold brick that only looks valuable but is actually worthless, which is why the verb means to skip your duties.