gold-brickv.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gold brick n.

Etymology: < gold brick n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.)

1. transitive. To cheat, swindle, or defraud (a person). Cf. gold brick n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)]

deceivec1330

defraud1362

falsec1374

abuse?a1439

fraud1563

visure1570

cozen1583

coney-catch1592

to fetch in1592

cheat1597

sell1607

mountebanka1616

dabc1616

nigglea1625

to put it on1625

shuffle1627

cuckold1644

to put a cheat on1649

tonya1652

fourbe1654

imposturea1659

impose1662

slur1664

knap1665

to pass upon (also on)1673

snub1694

ferret1699

nab1706

shool1745

humbug1750

gag1777

gudgeon1787

kid1811

bronze1817

honeyfuggle1829

Yankee1837

middle1863

fuck1866

fake1867

skunk1867

dead-beat1888

gold-brick1893

slicker1897

screw1900

to play it1901

to do in1906

game1907

gaff1934

scalp1939

sucker1939

sheg1943

swizz1961

butt-fuck1979

1893 Times & Reg. (U.S.) 25 Mar. 256/1 These things are matters of knowledge to the profession and yet we are forced to try every new remedy with the fear that we have been gold bricked.

1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe vii. 163 I've been gold-bricked so much lately that I'd almost suspect my own grandmother.

1914 Munsey's Mag. Jan. 738/1 Well, look out they don't gold-brick you, sonny.

1940 A. Nevins J. D. Rockefeller I. xi. 238 Sharpers and rogues abounded, goldbricking the gullible by thousands and selling worthless stock or dry wells for as much as they could get.

2. Originally Military slang. Cf. gold brick n. 3.

a. transitive. To shirk or evade (a duty, responsibility, etc.), esp. by feigning illness; to malinger. Also: to idle away one's time, to loaf. Frequently with it as object.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > waste (time) in trifling activity

trifle outa1450

trifle1532

loiter1549

picklea1568

toy1575

trifle1587

rust1604

to idle (time) away1652

fool1657

to dally away1685

dangle1727

to piddle away1743

peddle1866

potter1883

putter1911

gold-brick1918

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > avoid (duty, work, or exertion)

shoot1543

scuff1595

to shuffle off1604

shirk1785

funk1834

gold-brick1918

dingo1930

squib1934

skate1945

1918 Stars & Stripes 13 Sept. 4/4 What are you trying to do, goldbrick it?

1924 Amer. Legion Weekly 7 Nov. 18/2 I gold-bricked the detail and slunk to a side street.

1976 J. Mardis Memos West Point Cadet vii. 79 The position..was essentially an ‘honorary’ duty... But Cliff Cutler was far too restless to goldbrick it for two years.

1989 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Mar. Some athletes goldbricked it through events..and still others jumped ship entirely and headed home.

2002 H. Bryant Shut Out xv. 201 Morgan consistently burned Burks by leaking stories to the press that Burks was always healthy enough to play and was just goldbricking it.

b. intransitive. To shirk one's duties, skive, esp. by feigning illness. Also: to loaf around.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > avoid duty, work, or exertion > by malingering

skulk1826

gold-brick1927

1927 Amer. Speech 2 281/2 Gold-brick—To feign illness or any excuse to avoid doing assigned work.

1944 New Yorker 7 Oct. 18/3 You're not sick, Burrows, you're gold-bricking!

1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) iv. 67 Students with applied art or science majors tended to gold-brick on their reading courses.

1983 Washington Post 12 May (Sports section) d1/1 ‘I have an injury to a major muscle in my lower back,’ said Palmer, emphasizing the words so the Western hero wouldn't think that the Hall of Fame hurler was goldbricking.

2003 P. S. Kindsvatter Amer. Soldiers i. 24 The trainee would not goldbrick if by so doing he brought punishment on the group... But he goldbricked when he could.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold-brick
释义	gold-brickv. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gold brick n. Etymology: < gold brick n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) 1. transitive. To cheat, swindle, or defraud (a person). Cf. gold brick n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] deceivec1330 defraud1362 falsec1374 abuse?a1439 fraud1563 visure1570 cozen1583 coney-catch1592 to fetch in1592 cheat1597 sell1607 mountebanka1616 dabc1616 nigglea1625 to put it on1625 shuffle1627 cuckold1644 to put a cheat on1649 tonya1652 fourbe1654 imposturea1659 impose1662 slur1664 knap1665 to pass upon (also on)1673 snub1694 ferret1699 nab1706 shool1745 humbug1750 gag1777 gudgeon1787 kid1811 bronze1817 honeyfuggle1829 Yankee1837 middle1863 fuck1866 fake1867 skunk1867 dead-beat1888 gold-brick1893 slicker1897 screw1900 to play it1901 to do in1906 game1907 gaff1934 scalp1939 sucker1939 sheg1943 swizz1961 butt-fuck1979 1893 Times & Reg. (U.S.) 25 Mar. 256/1 These things are matters of knowledge to the profession and yet we are forced to try every new remedy with the fear that we have been gold bricked. 1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe vii. 163 I've been gold-bricked so much lately that I'd almost suspect my own grandmother. 1914 Munsey's Mag. Jan. 738/1 Well, look out they don't gold-brick you, sonny. 1940 A. Nevins J. D. Rockefeller I. xi. 238 Sharpers and rogues abounded, goldbricking the gullible by thousands and selling worthless stock or dry wells for as much as they could get. 2. Originally Military slang. Cf. gold brick n. 3. a. transitive. To shirk or evade (a duty, responsibility, etc.), esp. by feigning illness; to malinger. Also: to idle away one's time, to loaf. Frequently with it as object. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > waste (time) in trifling activity trifle outa1450 trifle1532 loiter1549 picklea1568 toy1575 trifle1587 rust1604 to idle (time) away1652 fool1657 to dally away1685 dangle1727 to piddle away1743 peddle1866 potter1883 putter1911 gold-brick1918 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > avoid (duty, work, or exertion) shoot1543 scuff1595 to shuffle off1604 shirk1785 funk1834 gold-brick1918 dingo1930 squib1934 skate1945 1918 Stars & Stripes 13 Sept. 4/4 What are you trying to do, goldbrick it? 1924 Amer. Legion Weekly 7 Nov. 18/2 I gold-bricked the detail and slunk to a side street. 1976 J. Mardis Memos West Point Cadet vii. 79 The position..was essentially an ‘honorary’ duty... But Cliff Cutler was far too restless to goldbrick it for two years. 1989 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Mar. Some athletes goldbricked it through events..and still others jumped ship entirely and headed home. 2002 H. Bryant Shut Out xv. 201 Morgan consistently burned Burks by leaking stories to the press that Burks was always healthy enough to play and was just goldbricking it. b. intransitive. To shirk one's duties, skive, esp. by feigning illness. Also: to loaf around. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > avoid duty, work, or exertion > by malingering skulk1826 gold-brick1927 1927 Amer. Speech 2 281/2 Gold-brick—To feign illness or any excuse to avoid doing assigned work. 1944 New Yorker 7 Oct. 18/3 You're not sick, Burrows, you're gold-bricking! 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) iv. 67 Students with applied art or science majors tended to gold-brick on their reading courses. 1983 Washington Post 12 May (Sports section) d1/1 ‘I have an injury to a major muscle in my lower back,’ said Palmer, emphasizing the words so the Western hero wouldn't think that the Hall of Fame hurler was goldbricking. 2003 P. S. Kindsvatter Amer. Soldiers i. 24 The trainee would not goldbrick if by so doing he brought punishment on the group... But he goldbricked when he could. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1893
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