as in shirker
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goldbrick
Verb
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Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025 -
For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s had 44-save and 43-stop outings to keep the Kings hanging around despite being severely outplayed.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Considering that Bernthal keeps his daughter’s headband hanging around his rearview mirror and carries a picture of wife Erin Angle to every gig, his gushing over Affleck seems sincere.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The emergence of products like CBD oils, edibles, and low-THC options further diversifies the ways people engage with cannabis, moving away from the stereotypical image of a joint-smoking slacker.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Charismatic slacker Raj and uptight striver Mir aren’t just foils for each other; their mutual love is unmistakable, which gives weight to the looming prospect that the stress of salvaging Baba’s empire could tear them apart.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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The horrific crimes came to light after an MTA train conductor found the dead man, believed to be in his 40s, facedown on the floor of an idling R train at the Whitehall St. subway stop in lower Manhattan about 12:30 a.m.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The plans for the idling come weeks after a Detroit Free Press report said hundreds of BrightDrop vehicles were lining a storage lot in Flint, Michigan.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Goldbrick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbrick. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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