gold-brick

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Noun

gold-brick noun

Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
(US slang) A shirker or malingerer.
(US slang) A swindler.

Verb

gold-brick verb

(US slang) To shirk or malinger.
(US slang) To swindle.

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gold brick brick-a-brack brickwall brick-and-mortar goldbug facebrick bricabrac brick stamp bric-à-brac gold digging brickmold airbrick lame-brain swiz hacksilber bling-bling

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