What (who) is goldbrick - definition

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goldbrick

One who feigns injury or imparity for gain. A malingerer.
That goldbricking SOB said he needed a ride to the store for ointment, but he bought a case of beer.

Goldbricking

AVOIDANCE OF WORK OR ENGAGING IN PERSONAL ACTIVITIES WHILE AT WORK

Cyberslacking; CyberBludging; Goldbricker; Gold Brickers; Cyberloafing; Cyber slacking; Cyber loafing; Cyber slacker; Cyberslacker

Goldbricking (also called cyberloafing or cyberslacking) is the practice of doing less work than one is able to, while maintaining the appearance of working. The term originates from the confidence trick of applying a gold coating to a brick of worthless metal—while the worker may appear industrious on the surface, in reality they are less valuable.

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goldbrick US

informal

¦ noun (also goldbricker) a swindler or shirker.

¦ verb invent excuses to avoid a task; shirk.

Wikipedia

Private Snafu

Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the negative consequences of doing things wrong. The main character's name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up". The cleaned-up version of that phrase, usually used on radio and in print, was "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up".

The series was directed by Chuck Jones and other prominent Hollywood animators, and the voice of Private Snafu was performed by Mel Blanc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private Snafu