goldbrick
Definitions
A person who shirks their duty or responsibility.
A swindle involving a brick of worthless metal painted to look like gold.
To avoid work or shirk one's responsibilities.
Examples
The manager fired him because he spent the entire afternoon goldbricking instead of finishing his reports.
Don't try to goldbrick your way through this project; we all need to contribute equally to meet the deadline.
Synonyms
Antonyms
hard-worker go-getter achiever hustler workaholic doer dynamo