GOLDBRICK

(noun) anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
(noun) a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
(noun) an idle worthless person
synonyms : good-for-naught , good-for-nothing , goof-off , ne'er-do-well , no-account
(noun) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
(verb) avoid (one's assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
synonyms : fiddle , shirk , shrink from
(verb) 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"
synonyms : bunco , con , defraud , diddle , gip , gyp , hornswoggle , mulct , nobble , rook , scam , short-change , swindle , victimize

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