noun
General Slang
goldbrick
GOHLD-brik · noun · slang
A shirker who fakes illness to dodge work.
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Definitions
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A service member who feigns sickness or otherwise avoids duty; as a verb, to loaf.
“Quit goldbricking and get on the work detail.”
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To loaf or shirk one's duties; to avoid work by malingering.
“He goldbricked his way through the whole detail.”
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goldbrick In A Sentence
Quit goldbricking and get on the work detail.
He goldbricked his way through the whole detail.
Origin & Usage
US military slang, from the con of passing off a gilded brick as solid gold.
People Also Ask
What does 'goldbrick' mean?
As a noun, it's a service member who fakes illness or otherwise dodges duty. As a verb, 'to goldbrick' means to loaf or shirk work.
Where does 'goldbrick' come from?
It's from the old swindle of passing off a gilded brick as solid gold — a worthless thing dressed up to look valuable, applied to a soldier who fakes doing his share.
What's a 'goldbricker'?
It's the same idea in agent-noun form — a habitual shirker who avoids work whenever possible.
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