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gold·brick
/
ˈgoʊldˈbrɪk
for 1, 2;
ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk
for 3–5
/
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[
gohld
-
brik
for 1, 2;
gohld
-brik
for 3–5
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
Informal
.
a
brick
made to look like
gold
,
sold by a swindler.
2.
Informal
.
anything supposed to be valuable but
which
turns out to be worthless.
3.
Also,
gold·brick·er.
Slang
.
a person, especially a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care.
Concrete
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verb (used without object)
Slang
.
4.
to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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verb (used with object)
5.
to swindle; cheat.
Origin:
1850–55,
Americanism
;
gold
+
brick
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gold brick
—
n
1.
something with only a superficial appearance of value
2.
slang
(
US
) an idler or shirker
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