gold brick

plural gold bricks

1. alternativeAlternative form of goldbrick.

   The funny thing is I never met a gold brick on the ship.

   2013, Anthony J. DiFiore, Papa Remembers, page 45

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   WHEN YOU do business with a man who is willing to sell himself, you musn't be surprised if you find that you have bought a gold brick.

   1986, Philander C. Johnson, Senator Sorghum's Primer of Politics, page 20

   In addition, that place became a haven for some of our drunks and gold bricks.

   2002, Nancy Bruce, Grinning from Ear to Ear, page 47

   In their minds, he was the ultimate “gold brick” and“smart ass”—and they were right.

   2014, George W. Neill, Infantry Soldier: Holding the Lines at the Battle of the Bulge

   How do we know that the avouching unknown could not have been sold a gold brick?

   2015, Joseph Lewis French, The Best Psychic Stories: Famous People

present singular third person gold bricks · participle present gold bricking · participle past gold bricked · past gold bricked

1. alternativeAlternative form of goldbrick.

   Oh yes, I got plenty of good exercise all morning so decided to gold brick in the afternoon.

   2005, Thomas Larson, The Vagabonds: Escape From Europe In 1939, page 248

   2 more examples

   Stupid, ignorant, unsuspicious, trusting, it did not take long for this suave promoter to "gold brick" the poor widow of her little insurance money and the little savings of years.

   1931, Fur Trade Journal of Canada - Volumes 9-11, page 22

   Tina Marie tried to gold brick her way out of going to school, complaining of a sore throat, but Mom wasn't falling for it.

   2007, Larry Groves, Seasons in Time, page 111