goldbrick

Example Sentences

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Andy Sheaffer, the hero, is a goldbrick long before he gets to the induction center.

From Time Magazine Archive

To U.S. soldiers, "Sad Sack" is the funniest little lug who ever got a typhus shot or tried to goldbrick out of a duty.

From Time Magazine Archive

In spite of his rare protective talents as a chowhound and goldbrick, Lanza's throat was so raw with Texas dust that he could not sing.

From Time Magazine Archive

For $100 to $500 per employee, handwriting analysts will assess at least 20 different cursive characteristics and advise the prospective employer about the chances of a person's being a future embezzler or goldbrick.

From Time Magazine Archive

I do not feel hard toward goldbrick men and "blue sky" venders.

From The University of Hard Knocks by Parlette, Ralph