Dictionary definition · goldbrick
noun
- a soldier who performs their duties without proper care or effort
- an idle worthless person
- a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
- anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
verb
- deprive of by deceit"He swindled me out of my inheritance"
- avoid (one's assigned duties)"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).