goldbrick

[gohld-brik, gohld-brik] / ˈgoʊldˈbrɪk, ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk /

VERB

idle

Synonyms

STRONG

bum cheat creep dodge dog duck elude eschew evade fence laze loaf loiter lounge lurk malinger parry pussyfoot quit shirk shun sidestep skulk slack slink

WEAK

get around lie down on job shuffle off slough off

Antonyms

STRONG

confront do encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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To U.S. soldiers, "Sad Sack" is the funniest little lug who ever got a typhus shot or tried to goldbrick out of a duty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Andy Sheaffer, the hero, is a goldbrick long before he gets to the induction center.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was one more anxious moment when it looked as if Colonel Ruppert might have bought a $75,000 goldbrick.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in his prime, in the dim, goldbrick, 0.

From Time Magazine Archive

I do not feel hard toward goldbrick men and "blue sky" venders.

From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph