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Goldbrick (Verb)

Avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The new employee was goldbricking again, spending more time browsing the internet than working on his projects.
He developed a habit of goldbricking every chance he got by taking extended breaks at work.
The supervisor suspected that some of her staff members were goldbricking while she was away on vacation.
It seemed like she was goldbricking at her internship by asking constant questions about tasks she already knew how to do.
After a few months on the job, he began goldbricking and showed up late or not at all.

Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The new employee was accused of goldbricking the company by not completing his tasks, but charging for full-time work.
The man was found guilty of goldbricking multiple clients out of thousands of dollars for services he never provided.
Law enforcement officers caught the group goldbricking the charity organization by using the donations for personal gain.
Several people were arrested for goldbricking investors by running a fake business and spending the funds on themselves.
Her former business partner was accused of goldbricking her out of her share of the company's profits.