Source : WordNet®

goldbrick
     n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or
          effort
     2: an idle worthless person [syn: {goof-off}, {ne'er-do-well},
        {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}]
     3: a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
     4: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be
        worthless
     v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
          inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
          her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
          change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble},
          {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]
     2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked
        his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shirk}, {shrink from}]