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- [gohld-brik for 1, 2; gohld-brik for 3–5]
- /ˈgoʊldˈbrɪk for 1, 2; ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk for 3–5 /
- /ɡˈəʊldbrɪk/
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- [gohld-brik for 1, 2; gohld-brik for 3–5]
- /ˈgoʊldˈbrɪk for 1, 2; ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk for 3–5 /
Definitions of goldbrick word
- noun goldbrick Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler. 1
- noun goldbrick Informal. anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless. 1
- noun goldbrick Also, goldbricker. Slang. a person, especially a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care. 1
- verb without object goldbrick to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf. 1
- verb with object goldbrick to swindle; cheat. 1
- noun goldbrick A gold brick, especially one that is fraudulent or nonexistent; also used figuratively, a swindle, a con. 1
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Origin of goldbrick
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 Goldbrick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goldbrick 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.
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goldbrick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for goldbrick
verb goldbrick
- pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- loaf — a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- sidestep — to step to one side.
noun goldbrick
- goldbricker — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- piker — a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
- shirker — a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc.
- goof-off — a foolish or stupid person.
- slacker — a slack condition or part.
Antonyms for goldbrick
verb goldbrick
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet — greatest lower bound
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
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