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noun

ˈgōl(d)-ˌbrik How to pronounce goldbrick (audio)
Definition of goldbricknext
as in shirker
one who deliberately avoids work or duty the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food

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goldbrick

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verb

as in to bum

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  1. lingerer
  2. bum
  3. slacker
  4. hang around
  5. idle
Noun
  • Nakamura designs for lingerers.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of lingerer
Verb
  • My conversation partner returned, somehow unable to bum even a single cigarette from anyone at this party.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • The slacker generation of latchkey kids has become the sandwich generation with a full house of both grandparents and children.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Inspired by the alien invasion genre and slacker hang out movies, the film is about a group of friends standing up against an alien invasion that threatens to swallow the whole world.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of slacker
Verb
  • More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hang around
Verb
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Not only that, unnecessary idling isn’t exactly great for your car’s engine.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of idle
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“Goldbrick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbrick. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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