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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It is now applied to anyone who has not visited the shower trailer and is desperately trying to bum a cig.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Grant invites Dina on the one-on-one, leaving the rest of the women feeling like this: Even though they’re bummed, the women keep their comments positive.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Plus, the Star Wars timeline is massive, and with the Maul-centric show showing us more of the galaxy's criminal activity under the reign of the Empire, the door is wide open for both Clone Wars veterans to hang around a while longer.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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More to the point, there’s no telling if Golden State can manage to hang around for a sixth game in Curry’s absence.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2025
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The most compelling evidence to debunk the myth that parents are slackers comes from a work team study.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The story follows two mini-golf employees whose slacker lifestyle is upended when a demonic cult invades their town.—
Brennan Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2025
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In March, steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs idled its Dearborn operations, laying off 600, due to tariffs.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Stellantis has stopped making Chrysler minivans and Dodge muscle cars in Windsor, Ontario, for two weeks, idling about 3,200 of its employees.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Goldbrick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbrick. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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