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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goldbrick
Verb
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Out of stuff that didn’t make it, there was one character that I was really bummed didn’t get on.—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Release date, cast, more Queen Latifah, Adrien Brody, Kerry Washington, more stars flock to Thom Browne's NYFW show 'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor' 'The Amazing Race' Season 37 cast Find details on the entire Season 37 cast here.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trumbull hung around in the third quarter and Tunaise drove in for a layup with less than a minute left to cut the lead to 42-35.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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The clouds will probably hang around much of the night with a low around 44.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer Chris Pratt played Andy Dwyer, a dimwitted slacker who ends up working at the Parks and Recreation Department despite being unqualified and uninterested.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Among his co-hosts, Gutfeld seems less superstar than slacker.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Congress would not consent to decimating and idling agencies responsible to restore communities ravaged by fire and flood, to cripple those needed to defend the nation against a bird flu pandemic, or to allow Musk to see your tax returns.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2025
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After decades of German manufacturing humming at much higher rates than its European counterparts, Germany idled more of its production lines last year than the European Union as a whole.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Goldbrick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbrick. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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