- a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless.
- a person, especially a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care.
- to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf.
- to swindle; cheat.
- something with only a superficial appearance of value
- an idler or shirker
