GOLDBRICK

Meaning of GOLDBRICK in English

Pronunciation: ' g ō l(d)- ˌ brik

Function: noun

Date: 1881

1 a : a worthless brick that appears to be of gold b : something that appears to be valuable but is actually worthless

2 : a person who shirks assigned work

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

GOLDBRICK — I. noun Date: 1881 1. a worthless brick that appears to be of gold, something that appears to be valuable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDBRICK — I. ˈgōl(d)ˌbrik noun 1. a. : a worthless brick that appears to be made of gold b. : something that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLDBRICK — /gohld"brik'/ , n. 1. Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler. 2. Informal. anything supposed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDBRICK — n. worthless brick made to appear as though it were made of gold; something which is worth little yet has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GOLDBRICK — I. ˈgōl(d)-ˌbrik noun Date: 1881 1. a. : a worthless brick that appears to be of gold b. : something …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDBRICK — [gold.brick] n (1881) 1 a: a worthless brick that appears to be of gold b: something that appears to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLDBRICK — goldbrick BrE AmE ˈɡəʊl d brɪk ⇨ˈɡɒʊl d - AmE \ ˈɡoʊl d - ▷ goldbrick|ed t ▷ goldbrick|ing ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDBRICK — / ˈgəʊldbrɪk; NAmE ˈgoʊld-/ verb [ v ] ( US , informal ) to be lazy and try to avoid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLDBRICK — gold ‧ brick /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk $ ˈɡoʊld-/ BrE AmE ( also gold‧brick‧er /-brɪkə $ -ər/) noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLDBRICK — Synonyms and related words : abandon, boiler room, bucket shop, bum, bunco game, bungler, clock watcher, con game, confidence game, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDBRICK — One who feigns injury or imparity for gain. A malingerer. Example: That goldbricking SOB said he needed a ride to …
Slang English vocab
GOLDBRICK — n. Function: verb Synonyms: IDLE , bum, dawdle, ||goof (off), laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDBRICK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: SLACKER , shirker, slinker, ||spiv
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDBRICK — I. noun Synonyms: slacker , shirker, slinker, ||spiv II. verb Synonyms: idle , bum, dawdle, ||goof (off), laze, lazy, loaf, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDBRICK — n (sl) физически непривлекательная девушка
Dirty English-Russian vocab
GOLDBRICK — Обман
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBRICK — Ложь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBRICK — Головокружение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBRICK — Афера
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDBRICK — n. что-либо нестоящее
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GOLDBRICK — n. что-либо нестоящее
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GOLDBRICK — (n.) бездельник,лодырь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
GOLDBRICK — (n.) бездельник,лодырь
English Russian slang dictionary
GOLDBRICK — 1. увиливание от ответственности путем изобретения различных причин и извинений; 2. (слэнг) фальшивка, подделка; 3. бездельник, лодырь
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
GOLDBRICK — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1902 : SWINDLE intransitive verb : to shirk duty or responsibility
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GOLDBRICK US — informal ■ noun (also goldbricker ) a swindler or shirker. ■ verb invent excuses to avoid a task; shirk.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOG IT — phrasal to fail to do one's best ; goldbrick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDBRICKER — I. noun see goldbrick I, 2 II. noun see goldbrick I, 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG IT — phrasal 1. slang : to run away 2. slang : to fail to try one's best : loaf on the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUCKOFF — /fuk"awf', -of'/ , n. Slang ( vulgar ). a person who shirks responsibility or wastes time; malingerer; goldbrick. [ 1940-45; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG IT — : to fail to do one's best : goldbrick
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG — [dog] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE docga] (bef. 12c) 1 a: canid; esp: a highly variable domestic mammal (Canis …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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