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goldbrick 

1. to avoid doing what you are supposed to be doing

2. a person who avoids doing what they are supposed to be doing
Why are you always goldbricking? Why can't you be more like your brother?
goldbrick by Light Joker May 15, 2006

goldbricking 

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.
goldbricking by The Colonel August 5, 2003

goldbricker 

Someone who cheats at completing a task, duty, or job.

To cheat; swindle.
"Let me tell you something else. I've seen a lot of spinals, Dude, and this guy is a fake. A fucking goldbricker." -Walter Sobchack, from The Big Lebowski (1998)
goldbricker by Dustin December 2, 2003

goldbricking 

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.
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.
goldbricking by ladiesbane June 12, 2011

Goldrick 

G Bomb
G Slick V
G Force
G Lord
G Gerbil
G's Louise
G-sus Christ the Saviour
Goldrick = The Golden One
Goldrick by The Cat :P May 31, 2010

goldbricker 

A slacker. Someone who milks a job to get more money.
When are those union goldbrickers going to finish that job ? They've turned a two month project into six.
goldbricker by BigTed1203 August 27, 2009
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Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

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"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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