{i} worthless brick made to appear as though it were made of gold; something which is worth little yet has the appearance of value; slacker, lazy person, one who avoids work (Military Slang)
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not an idle worthless person a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill (From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold)
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"