To loaf or goof around on the job. Supposedly an old union term describing laborers (or more specifically, bricklayers) who were going so slow, it was as if each brick were made of solid gold. One can alse be referred to as a "goldbricker".
Dude, I spent all day at work goldbricking - surfing the web, making long distance phone calls - basically just picking my ass.
by The Colonel August 5, 2003
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by Dustin December 2, 2003
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Sitting around and looking good, but doing nothing.
Always applied to lazy people, but best addressed to those who pretend to be working in order to look industrious, and avoid punishment or harder jobs; also, for those who think they are attractive and therefore shouldn't have to work.
Always applied to lazy people, but best addressed to those who pretend to be working in order to look industrious, and avoid punishment or harder jobs; also, for those who think they are attractive and therefore shouldn't have to work.
1. "That counter is clean, so don't pretend to wipe it -- you're just goldbricking so you can stand around and chit-chat."
2. "Don't stand there goldbricking; you're not too cute to wash your own damn dishes."
Also: "I just asked myself, 'Where would I go if I was goldbricking?' -- and there you were." -- Sgt. Mary Gumm, from Friday, by Robert A. Heinlein.
2. "Don't stand there goldbricking; you're not too cute to wash your own damn dishes."
Also: "I just asked myself, 'Where would I go if I was goldbricking?' -- and there you were." -- Sgt. Mary Gumm, from Friday, by Robert A. Heinlein.
by ladiesbane June 12, 2011
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by The Cat :P May 31, 2010
Get the Goldrick mug.When are those union goldbrickers going to finish that job ? They've turned a two month project into six.
by BigTed1203 August 27, 2009
Get the goldbricker mug.A hilarious YouTube channel created by three beautiful Minnesotans Ruth, Savannah and Emma. Known for their funny tags and challenges and being obsessed with Rob Lowe. Golddbrick is spelled with two 'd's because it is rumored that Emma, the shy golddbrick girl who rarely talks in their videos, is lesbian. Therefore, there are only two 'd's. One for Ruth and one for Savannah.
by golddbrick girl November 12, 2013
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