gold brick
Loaf on duty
A gold brick is a block of gold bullion, but the term more commonly refers to something that appears valuable but isn't—a swindle or worthless item passed off as genuine.
A goldbrick (one word) is a person who shirks work or duty, especially in military contexts: He was known as the company goldbrick.
To goldbrick is to loaf or malinger: Stop goldbricking and get back to work.
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fakeNot the real thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
forgery · sham · hoax · phony · deception · bamboozle · flimflam · bunco
Cast metal block
- barDrinking establishment
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- troy ounce31.1 grams exactly
karat · assay · hallmark · vault · reserve · Fort Knox · treasury · standard
Passing time idly
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- malingeringFabricating symptoms for gain
- idlingOperating without working
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
shirking · laziness · time-wasting · procrastinating · goofing off · sandbagging · coasting · featherbedding
swindle
Deception for financial gain
counterfeit · forgery · sham · hoax · phony · deception · bamboozle · flimflam · bunco · grift
ingot
Cast metal block
troy ounce · karat · assay · hallmark · vault · reserve · Fort Knox · treasury · standard · specie
loafing
Passing time idly
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- malingeringFabricating symptoms for gain
- idlingOperating without working
dodging · shirking · laziness · time-wasting · procrastinating · goofing off · sandbagging · coasting · featherbedding · soldiering
- Breakout Gamespaddle, ball, blocks, bounce, power-ups
- street consshell game, three card monte, three-card monte, thimblerig, cups and balls
- con propsfake ID, fake badge, fake passport, counterfeit money, counterfeit bills
gold brickgenuine article
Authentic original item
real McCoy · authentic · bona fide · solid gold · the real thing
gold brickhard work
Sustained strenuous effort
hustle · industriousness · toil · grind · work hard
gold brickhard worker
Industrious, dedicated person
workhorse · go-getter · eager beaver · overachiever · hustler