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Definition of Goldbricking
1. Noun. The evasion of work or duty.
Generic synonyms: Dodging, Escape, Evasion
Derivative terms: Goldbrick, Shirk, Slack, Slack
Definition of Goldbricking
1. Verb. (present participle of goldbrick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goldbricking
1. goldbrick [v] - See also: goldbrick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldbricking
Literary usage of Goldbricking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of American Red Cross Nursing by Lavinia L. Dock (1922)
"Cases of neglect may have occurred just as likely as cases of "goldbricking,"
that term applied to soldiers and nurses pauperized by too much help. ..."
2. The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation With the Chief Master Sergeants of edited by Janet R. Daly Bednarek (1995)
"I can remember the perception that there were many people who were malingering,
riding the sick book, and goldbricking. This type of person was rather rare. ..."
3. Protecting Critical Information & Technology: Proceedings of the Fourth by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"... stopping or slowing necessary activities, then and pilfering of tools and work
products, goldbricking, absenteeism, false fire alarms, and bomb threats. ..."
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