gold-brickingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold-brick v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < gold-brick v. + -ing suffix¹.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

1. The practice of cheating, swindling, or defrauding. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.Cf. gold brick n. 2, gold-brick v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > action or practice of deceiving

swikingc1000

blindfolding?c1225

deceivancec1330

trechettingc1330

jugglingc1380

beguilingc1400

deceivingc1400

fagec1400

delusionc1420

sophisticationc1450

circumvention1534

illudinga1547

cheateryc1555

cheatingc1555

crossing1592

tricking1595

wiling?a1600

circumventing1603

practice1622

cheat1641

deluding1645

underdealing1649

amusement1658

conveyancing1676

bubbling1700

jockeyshipa1763

overreachinga1774

jockeying1779

beguilement1805

gaggery1819

trickstering1821

Jewing1842

wool-pulling1843

rigging1846

hoodwinking1858

old soldierism1866

old soldiering1867

fiddling1884

gold-bricking1901

wangling1911

finagling1926

hyping1968

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > opportunity for or an act of

come-off1678

mike1825

shirk1863

gold-bricking1901

scrimshank1903

lead-swing1952

skive1958

skive1980

1901 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 6 May 4452 I propose to show tonight, in the presence of the ministers..that if they put this Bill through, they are going to be a party to the gold-bricking of Manitoba.

1919 Amer. Mag. July 172/2 What paper mentions so common an occurrence as the gold-bricking of a hick who lives in West One Hundred and Twenty-third Street?

1947 Internat. Musician Sept. 13/1 The ‘closed deal’ at the expense of folk less crafty, the gold-bricking of the gullible, in short, exploitation of one's fellow citizens.

2. Originally Military slang. The practice of evading or shirking a duty or responsibility, esp. by feigning illness; (also) the action or habit of postponing or putting something off.Cf. gold brick n. 3, gold-brick v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > neglect of duty

truantness1483

truanting1532

truancy1784

truantry1811

gold-bricking1918

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion

blanching1642

skulking1805

soldiering1840

malingery1841

malingering1861

old soldierism1866

old soldiering1867

scrimshanking1881

shirking1899

gold-bricking1918

lead-swinging1930

skive1958

skiving1958

scowing1959

1918 R. J. Casey Jrnl. 11 Sept. in Cannoneers have Hairy Ears (1927) 123 The third section grew weary with well-doing, shouldered picks and shovels and went home... Gold bricking is frowned upon in war time.

1928 J. B. Wharton Squad vi. 208 If there's any one here sick enough to stay, I'll see the Lieutenant... But no gold brickin' now, mind!

1958 J. K. Galbraith Affluent Society vii. 63 The typical business executive..would endanger his chance for advancement if he were suspected of goldbricking because of his resentment over his taxes.

1995 L. L. Fisher On your Own vii. 84 There are procrastinators who attempt to justify their gold-bricking by substituting activities that would be commendable if they weren't replacing a more suitable action.

2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. a22 Every election year, politicians of both parties portray Washington as a Gomorrah of influence peddling, goldbricking and waste, funded by hardworking taxpayers.

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

gold-brickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold-brick v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < gold-brick v. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -ing suffix².

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

Designating or characteristic of a person who shirks a duty or responsibility; lazy, idle.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed > doing nothing or idle

idlec950

workless?a1450

gold-bricking1919

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > neglecting duty > characterized by

truantly1579

truant1603

gold-bricking1919

1919 Public Welfare July 451/2 Willingness to do one's share of the world's work. The opposite habit of mind, the Gold Bricking attitude of mind is the most serious problem in the army, navy, school, or in industry.

1931 N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Nov. 26/4 He's just a gold-bricking duty-dodger.

1958 J. K. Galbraith Affluent Society viii. 91 We have feather-bedding unions and gold-bricking workmen and slothful supernumeraries everywhere.

1986 D. Tate Bravo Burning iii. 13 We have pulled in every clerk and jerk and gold-bricking flake.

2010 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 When a goldbricking carpenter refuses to open her tool box, the solution isn't a new tool box. It's a new carpenter.

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

单词	gold-bricking
释义	gold-brickingn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold-brick v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < gold-brick v. + -ing suffix¹. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. The practice of cheating, swindling, or defrauding. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.Cf. gold brick n. 2, gold-brick v. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > action or practice of deceiving swikingc1000 blindfolding?c1225 deceivancec1330 trechettingc1330 jugglingc1380 beguilingc1400 deceivingc1400 fagec1400 delusionc1420 sophisticationc1450 circumvention1534 illudinga1547 cheateryc1555 cheatingc1555 crossing1592 tricking1595 wiling?a1600 circumventing1603 practice1622 cheat1641 deluding1645 underdealing1649 amusement1658 conveyancing1676 bubbling1700 jockeyshipa1763 overreachinga1774 jockeying1779 beguilement1805 gaggery1819 trickstering1821 Jewing1842 wool-pulling1843 rigging1846 hoodwinking1858 old soldierism1866 old soldiering1867 fiddling1884 gold-bricking1901 wangling1911 finagling1926 hyping1968 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > opportunity for or an act of come-off1678 mike1825 shirk1863 gold-bricking1901 scrimshank1903 lead-swing1952 skive1958 skive1980 1901 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 6 May 4452 I propose to show tonight, in the presence of the ministers..that if they put this Bill through, they are going to be a party to the gold-bricking of Manitoba. 1919 Amer. Mag. July 172/2 What paper mentions so common an occurrence as the gold-bricking of a hick who lives in West One Hundred and Twenty-third Street? 1947 Internat. Musician Sept. 13/1 The ‘closed deal’ at the expense of folk less crafty, the gold-bricking of the gullible, in short, exploitation of one's fellow citizens. 2. Originally Military slang. The practice of evading or shirking a duty or responsibility, esp. by feigning illness; (also) the action or habit of postponing or putting something off.Cf. gold brick n. 3, gold-brick v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > neglect of duty truantness1483 truanting1532 truancy1784 truantry1811 gold-bricking1918 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion blanching1642 skulking1805 soldiering1840 malingery1841 malingering1861 old soldierism1866 old soldiering1867 scrimshanking1881 shirking1899 gold-bricking1918 lead-swinging1930 skive1958 skiving1958 scowing1959 1918 R. J. Casey Jrnl. 11 Sept. in Cannoneers have Hairy Ears (1927) 123 The third section grew weary with well-doing, shouldered picks and shovels and went home... Gold bricking is frowned upon in war time. 1928 J. B. Wharton Squad vi. 208 If there's any one here sick enough to stay, I'll see the Lieutenant... But no gold brickin' now, mind! 1958 J. K. Galbraith Affluent Society vii. 63 The typical business executive..would endanger his chance for advancement if he were suspected of goldbricking because of his resentment over his taxes. 1995 L. L. Fisher On your Own vii. 84 There are procrastinators who attempt to justify their gold-bricking by substituting activities that would be commendable if they weren't replacing a more suitable action. 2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. a22 Every election year, politicians of both parties portray Washington as a Gomorrah of influence peddling, goldbricking and waste, funded by hardworking taxpayers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gold-brickingadj. Brit. /ˈɡəʊl(d)brɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌbrɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold-brick v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < gold-brick v. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + -ing suffix². colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Designating or characteristic of a person who shirks a duty or responsibility; lazy, idle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed > doing nothing or idle idlec950 workless?a1450 gold-bricking1919 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > neglecting duty > characterized by truantly1579 truant1603 gold-bricking1919 1919 Public Welfare July 451/2 Willingness to do one's share of the world's work. The opposite habit of mind, the Gold Bricking attitude of mind is the most serious problem in the army, navy, school, or in industry. 1931 N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Nov. 26/4 He's just a gold-bricking duty-dodger. 1958 J. K. Galbraith Affluent Society viii. 91 We have feather-bedding unions and gold-bricking workmen and slothful supernumeraries everywhere. 1986 D. Tate Bravo Burning iii. 13 We have pulled in every clerk and jerk and gold-bricking flake. 2010 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 When a goldbricking carpenter refuses to open her tool box, the solution isn't a new tool box. It's a new carpenter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901adj.1919
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