goldbrick

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort

Definition categories: person, shirker, slacker, soldier

2. an idle worthless person

Definition categories: person, bum, idler, layabout, loafer

3. a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

Definition categories: man–made, block, cube

4. anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Definition categories: act, dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug

verb

1. deprive of by deceit

Similar word(s): bunco, con, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize

Definition categories: social, cheat, chisel

2. avoid (one's assigned duties)

Similar word(s): fiddle, shirk

Definition categories: social, avoid