gold brickn.

Brit.

/ˌɡəʊld ˈbrɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌbrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, brick n.¹

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + brick n.¹

1. A brick-shaped block of gold, used as a medium of exchange.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > lump or bar of gold

rulea1382

tongue1535

grain1613

gold bar1713

gold brick1820

lob1825

1820 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 17 Feb. No one has cared about changing his notes for gold bricks of sixty ounces weight!

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 354 Individuals are constantly carrying out bags of gold and gold bricks and some silver bricks.

1899 Monthly S. Dakotan 1 196 [He] found in a water hole a gunny sack in which was a gold brick.

1942 Geogr. Rev. 32 404 The Territories' first gold brick was poured there.

1997 J. Weatherford Hist. Money ii. xii. 179 The gold [in the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.] is divided among several different chambers, the largest of which contains a wall composed of 107,000 gold bricks.

2017 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Sports Final ed.) 5 Thieves broke into a..home, stealing $80,000 in gold bricks, two guns and $50,000 in cash.

2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A brick-shaped block that has been duplicitously made to appear as if solid gold. Hence: something having only a surface appearance of value; a fraud, hoax, or swindle. Esp. in to sell (a person) a gold brick: to swindle a person.Recorded earliest in attributive use: see Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > fraudulent device

figment?a1475

cogc1555

fraud1658

joker1858

gold brick1865

1865 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 4 May 6/1 (heading) The king of bunco men. The inventor of the ‘gold brick’ swindle... Made a fortune out of his confidence games and bold schemes.

1888 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Observer-Jrnl. 7 Sept. He sold a ‘gold brick’ to ex-Senator Gordon..and it is really astonishing the number of victims a well-dressed sharper can corral onto in a year.

1911 B. T. Washington My Larger Educ. 292 In many cases, the diploma that the student carries home at the conclusion of his course is nothing less than a gold brick.

1923 H. C. Bailey Mr. Fortune's Pract. iii. 82 ‘He is said to be negotiating deals in Russian mining properties.’ ‘Sounds like a gold brick.’

1947 Chicago Daily News 16 May 18/5 It used to be the city slicker who sold gold bricks to the hick from the country.

1999 Economist 31 Dec. 136/3 Sellers of snake oil, gold bricks and the Brooklyn Bridge owed him [sc. Columbus] something.

2007 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 14 Aug. 18 I do, however, thank him for his offer to sell me a gold brick. Should I ever become gullible enough to even contemplate purchasing one, I would certainly turn to him first.

3. U.S. colloquial (chiefly Military slang). A useless or incompetent person, esp. one who is lazy or negligent; a shirker or malingerer. Cf. gold-bricker n. 2.Usually referring to a man, but in quot. 1905 a girl or young woman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] > avoiding

shrinker1554

shirker1799

shirk1818

funker1826

gold brick1905

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who

skulkc1320

loundererc1425

old soldier1722

malingerer1785

skulker1785

shirker1799

shirk1818

slink1824

schemer1843

sconcer1843

scrimshanker1882

scrimshank1886

sooner1892

Weary Willie1896

slacker1898

slackster1901

sugarer1904

work-shy1904

gold brick1905

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

lead-swinger1917

piker1917

gold-bricker1919

slinker1919

poler1938

skiver1941

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > that which is useless > useless person or thing > person

sooner1892

gold brick1905

1905 Washington Post 15 Jan. 4/3 One metaphor used by the boys in an Eastern school is the application of the term ‘gold brick’ to every girl who can neither talk, dance, nor look pretty.

1914 Dial. Notes 4 107 Gold-brick.., applied to army lieutenants appointed from civil life. ‘The gold-bricks are overbearing.’

1926 L. H. Nason Chevrons viii. 275 I think you're a goldbrick... You don't look as if you were wounded the slightest bit.

1943 Reader's Digest Oct. 97 The wise guy always complains when there is work to do. Sometimes [in the army] he is called a Gold Brick.

1958 J. Steinbeck Once there was War p. xviii In the ranks, billeted with the stinking, cheating, foul-mouthed goldbricks, there were true heroes.

1982 W. Wharton Midnight Clear ii. 88 If goldbricks like us get to heaven, he's taking his chances with the devil.

2001 R. Russo Empire Falls iv. xxviii. 416 The workmen's comp table called for another round... She suspected that not one of these goldbricks was actually injured, but most at least had the decency to pretend.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as gold brick swindle, gold brick scheme, etc.

ΚΠ

1865 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 4 May 6/1 (heading) The king of bunco men. The inventor of the ‘gold brick’ swindle... Made a fortune out of his confidence games and bold schemes.

1879 Times 9 June 2/7 Abut two weeks ago a very smart ‘gold brick’ trick was played in Denver.

1887 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Oct. 637/1 A ‘gold-brick swindler’.

1918 Trained Nurse & Hosp. Rev. Oct. 199/1 In the Gold Alley, the astrologers' street in Prague.., many a trick was played by the goldbrick men of ancient time.

1959 J. N. Makris Silent Investigators vii. 102 The ‘gold-brick’ swindle..fleeced victims of sums ranging from $500 to $25,000.

1976 Fort Stockton (Texas) Pioneer 11 Nov. 2 b The gold brick con, the inherited billions bilk..and a whole bag of other tricks you've probably never even heard of.

2001 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 June 21 They have been dudded so often over the past two or three decades that naturally they have become sceptical of any new gold-brick schemes that are on offer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold brick
释义	gold brickn. Brit. /ˌɡəʊld ˈbrɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d) ˌbrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold n.¹, brick n.¹ Etymology: < gold n.¹ + brick n.¹ 1. A brick-shaped block of gold, used as a medium of exchange. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > lump or bar of gold rulea1382 tongue1535 grain1613 gold bar1713 gold brick1820 lob1825 1820 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 17 Feb. No one has cared about changing his notes for gold bricks of sixty ounces weight! 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 354 Individuals are constantly carrying out bags of gold and gold bricks and some silver bricks. 1899 Monthly S. Dakotan 1 196 [He] found in a water hole a gunny sack in which was a gold brick. 1942 Geogr. Rev. 32 404 The Territories' first gold brick was poured there. 1997 J. Weatherford Hist. Money ii. xii. 179 The gold [in the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.] is divided among several different chambers, the largest of which contains a wall composed of 107,000 gold bricks. 2017 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Sports Final ed.) 5 Thieves broke into a..home, stealing $80,000 in gold bricks, two guns and $50,000 in cash. 2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A brick-shaped block that has been duplicitously made to appear as if solid gold. Hence: something having only a surface appearance of value; a fraud, hoax, or swindle. Esp. in to sell (a person) a gold brick: to swindle a person.Recorded earliest in attributive use: see Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > fraudulent device figment?a1475 cogc1555 fraud1658 joker1858 gold brick1865 1865 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 4 May 6/1 (heading) The king of bunco men. The inventor of the ‘gold brick’ swindle... Made a fortune out of his confidence games and bold schemes. 1888 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Observer-Jrnl. 7 Sept. He sold a ‘gold brick’ to ex-Senator Gordon..and it is really astonishing the number of victims a well-dressed sharper can corral onto in a year. 1911 B. T. Washington My Larger Educ. 292 In many cases, the diploma that the student carries home at the conclusion of his course is nothing less than a gold brick. 1923 H. C. Bailey Mr. Fortune's Pract. iii. 82 ‘He is said to be negotiating deals in Russian mining properties.’ ‘Sounds like a gold brick.’ 1947 Chicago Daily News 16 May 18/5 It used to be the city slicker who sold gold bricks to the hick from the country. 1999 Economist 31 Dec. 136/3 Sellers of snake oil, gold bricks and the Brooklyn Bridge owed him [sc. Columbus] something. 2007 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 14 Aug. 18 I do, however, thank him for his offer to sell me a gold brick. Should I ever become gullible enough to even contemplate purchasing one, I would certainly turn to him first. 3. U.S. colloquial (chiefly Military slang). A useless or incompetent person, esp. one who is lazy or negligent; a shirker or malingerer. Cf. gold-bricker n. 2.Usually referring to a man, but in quot. 1905 a girl or young woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] > avoiding shrinker1554 shirker1799 shirk1818 funker1826 gold brick1905 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who skulkc1320 loundererc1425 old soldier1722 malingerer1785 skulker1785 shirker1799 shirk1818 slink1824 schemer1843 sconcer1843 scrimshanker1882 scrimshank1886 sooner1892 Weary Willie1896 slacker1898 slackster1901 sugarer1904 work-shy1904 gold brick1905 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 lead-swinger1917 piker1917 gold-bricker1919 slinker1919 poler1938 skiver1941 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > that which is useless > useless person or thing > person sooner1892 gold brick1905 1905 Washington Post 15 Jan. 4/3 One metaphor used by the boys in an Eastern school is the application of the term ‘gold brick’ to every girl who can neither talk, dance, nor look pretty. 1914 Dial. Notes 4 107 Gold-brick.., applied to army lieutenants appointed from civil life. ‘The gold-bricks are overbearing.’ 1926 L. H. Nason Chevrons viii. 275 I think you're a goldbrick... You don't look as if you were wounded the slightest bit. 1943 Reader's Digest Oct. 97 The wise guy always complains when there is work to do. Sometimes [in the army] he is called a Gold Brick. 1958 J. Steinbeck Once there was War p. xviii In the ranks, billeted with the stinking, cheating, foul-mouthed goldbricks, there were true heroes. 1982 W. Wharton Midnight Clear ii. 88 If goldbricks like us get to heaven, he's taking his chances with the devil. 2001 R. Russo Empire Falls iv. xxviii. 416 The workmen's comp table called for another round... She suspected that not one of these goldbricks was actually injured, but most at least had the decency to pretend. Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as gold brick swindle, gold brick scheme, etc. ΚΠ 1865 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 4 May 6/1 (heading) The king of bunco men. The inventor of the ‘gold brick’ swindle... Made a fortune out of his confidence games and bold schemes. 1879 Times 9 June 2/7 Abut two weeks ago a very smart ‘gold brick’ trick was played in Denver. 1887 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 Oct. 637/1 A ‘gold-brick swindler’. 1918 Trained Nurse & Hosp. Rev. Oct. 199/1 In the Gold Alley, the astrologers' street in Prague.., many a trick was played by the goldbrick men of ancient time. 1959 J. N. Makris Silent Investigators vii. 102 The ‘gold-brick’ swindle..fleeced victims of sums ranging from $500 to $25,000. 1976 Fort Stockton (Texas) Pioneer 11 Nov. 2 b The gold brick con, the inherited billions bilk..and a whole bag of other tricks you've probably never even heard of. 2001 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 June 21 They have been dudded so often over the past two or three decades that naturally they have become sceptical of any new gold-brick schemes that are on offer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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