goldbricking


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gold·brick

 (gōld′brĭk′) Slang
n.
A person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or work; a shirker.
v. gold·bricked, gold·brick·ing, gold·bricks
v.intr.
To shirk one's assigned duties or responsibilities.
v.tr.
To cheat; swindle.
gold′brick′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.goldbricking - the evasion of work or dutygoldbricking - the evasion of work or duty    
goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
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