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Meaning of goldbrick
gold•brick
Pronunciation: (gōld'brik"), [key] — n.
- a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless.
- a person, esp. a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care.
—v.i.
—v.t.
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