gold‧brick /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk $ ˈɡoʊld-/ (
also gold‧brick‧er /-brɪkə $ -ər/)
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold]
American English informal someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill
—goldbrick verb [intransitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲