as in shirkers
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food
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Verb
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The risk that inflation hangs around is elevated since inflation expectations could be up, Adams said.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Then, Wes shows up with Jules Zoblonsky (John Ales), our resident creep who hangs around the scene, who not only put his hand up another hostess’s skirt, but also drugged Anna’s drink the night of her assault, as later confirmed by security camera footage.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Belarusian smugglers are increasingly using the balloons, which are much cheaper than drones, for smuggling cigarettes into the European Union, Buta said.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These are not bored slackers experimenting for fun.—
Chris Wysopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 The iconic ’90s slackers are back.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Goldbricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbricks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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