gold brick
gold brick
G g Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gohld brik]
- /goʊld brɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gohld brik]
- /goʊld brɪk/
Definitions of gold brick words
- noun gold brick Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler. 1
- noun gold brick Informal. anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless. 1
- noun gold brick Also, goldbricker. Slang. a person, especially a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care. 1
- verb without object gold brick to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf. 1
- verb with object gold brick to swindle; cheat. 1
- noun gold brick something with only a superficial appearance of value 0
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Origin of gold brick
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; gold + brick
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Parts of speech for Gold brick
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gold brick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gold brick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gold brick
noun gold brick
- fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
Antonyms for gold brick
noun gold brick
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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