goldbrick

Meaning

noun

1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
2. an idle worthless person
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

verb

1. deprive of by deceit
   “He swindled me out of my inheritance”
2. avoid (one's assigned duties)
   “The derelict soldier shirked his duties”

Synonyms for goldbrick

• goof-off
• ne'er-do-well
• good-for-nothing
• no-account
• good-for-naught
• victimize
• swindle
• rook
• nobble
• diddle
• bunco
• defraud
• scam
• mulct
• hornswoggle
• short-change
• con
• fiddle
• shirk
• shrink from