goldbrick

goldbrick (http://definr.com/goldbrick)

     n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or
          effort
     2: an idle worthless person [syn: goof-off, ne'er-do-well,
        good-for-nothing, good-for-naught]
     3: a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
     4: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be
        worthless
     v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
          inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
          her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
          change" [syn: swindle, rook, nobble, diddle, bunco,
           defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, con]
     2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked
        his duties" [syn: shirk, shrink from]