goldbrick
Dodge your duties
A goldbrick is someone who shirks work or duty while appearing busy—originally military slang for a soldier who avoids tasks.
The verb means to loaf or malinger: He goldbricked his way through the afternoon.
The term comes from the old con of selling gold-plated lead bricks as solid gold—something that looks valuable but isn't.
One feigning sickness
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- idlerHabitually unproductive person
- dodgerOne who avoids
avoider · shirker · layabout · deadbeat · goof-off · skiver · truant · faker
Fraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
hoax · scam · swindle · con · deceit · trickery · imposture · charlatan
malingerer
One feigning sickness
dodger · avoider · shirker · layabout · deadbeat · goof-off · skiver · truant · faker · shamming
sham
Fraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
forgery · hoax · scam · swindle · con · deceit · trickery · imposture · charlatan · bamboozle
malingering
Fabricating symptoms for gain
soldier · barracks · duty · conscript · army · enlisted · wartime · GI · draftee
plated
Coated with metal
- giltCovered with gold
- electroplateCoat with metal electrically
- veneerDecorative outer layer
coating · lustrous · shiny · gleaming · glittering · polished · metallic · imitation · brass · pyrite
goldbrickhard worker
Industrious, dedicated person
go-getter · workhorse · hustler · self-starter · doer
goldbrickgenuine article
Authentic original item
real deal · straight shooter · real McCoy · authentic · team player