as in shirker
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
the goldbricks among the colonists were warned: no work, no food
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out about the passing of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.—
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
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Headed to the mountains for the holidays and bummed about the slow progression of the snowpack?—
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Witnesses reportedly told police King had been hanging around outside the apartment, inquiring about Toney’s whereabouts, and was seen standing next to his body after the gunshots rang out.—
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There’s Marsha’s husband, Daniel (Max Beesley), who’s just hanging around, waiting to put his British badge to good use.—
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Boomers saw Gen Xers, that’s me, as cynical slackers.—
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This film is set days after Christmas and follows three slacker friends who are hired to transport a troubled teen across the country.—
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Later, the women were in a idling vehicle when Brown allegedly left his Jeep, walked toward them and fired at the car, court records show.—
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David McNew / Getty Images Marquez helped convert Pasadena's fire fleet to renewable diesel fuel so that his crews wouldn't keep breathing in the emissions from idling trucks.—
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“Goldbrick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goldbrick. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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