goldbricks
Dodges assigned duties
Goldbricks are things that appear valuable but turn out to be worthless—from the con of selling gold-plated lead as solid gold.
A goldbrick is also a person who shirks work while appearing busy, and the verb means to loaf or malinger: He spent the afternoon goldbricking instead of finishing the report.
The military sense—a soldier who avoids duty—remains the most common.
One feigning sickness
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- shirkerOne who avoids duty
- avoiderOne who stays away
faking · dodger · layabout · deadbeat · truant · time-waster · do-nothing · underperformer
malingerer
One feigning sickness
avoider · faking · dodger · layabout · deadbeat · truant · time-waster · do-nothing · underperformer · feigning
sham
Fraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
phony · imposture · con · swindle · hoax · charlatan · bamboozle · hoodwink · deceit · trickery
ingots
Cast metal bars
reserve · hoard · coins · nuggets · cache · stash · safekeeping · depository · stockpile · specie
goldbrickstoils
Works with great effort
labors · hustles · grinds · applies oneself · buckles down
goldbrickspulls one's weight
Does expected share
delivers · follows through · shows up · comes through · earns one's keep
goldbrickscontributes
Gives toward a goal
produces · delivers · achieves · workhorses · go-getters