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Noun
S:
(n)
goldbrick
(a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort)
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S:
(n)
goldbrick
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goof-off
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ne'er-do-well
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good-for-nothing
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no-account
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good-for-naught
(an idle worthless person)
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S:
(n)
goldbrick
(a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not)
S:
(n)
goldbrick
(anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)
Verb
S:
(v)
victimize
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swindle
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rook
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goldbrick
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nobble
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diddle
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bunco
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defraud
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scam
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mulct
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hornswoggle
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short-change
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con
(deprive of by deceit)
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
S:
(v)
fiddle
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shirk
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shrink from
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goldbrick
(avoid (one's assigned duties))
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
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(v)
scrimshank
(British military language: avoid work)
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(v)
malinger
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skulk
(avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill)
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slack
(avoid responsibilities and work, be idle)
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