garbage

Definition

  • noun: things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out
  • noun: food waste
  • often used to refer specifically to food waste that is being thrown out
  • synonyms: trash, clean, waste

Examples

  • Maybe you should read a book instead of watching that 'garbage' [='rubbish'] on TV.

  • If you ask me, what he said is a bunch/load of 'garbage'.

  • Raccoons were going through the 'garbage'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) He broke up with me. Oh. Opportunistic son of a bitch. He was never serious about us. Look at you. You smell like a garbage can. I'm taking shifts for Sjöfn at the moment. Don't you deserve better than to chase after a depressed garbage lady? - Mom! (..)
    2015 Virgin Mountain
  • (..) Maybe I could take on her shifts? Until she's back on her feet. Well, it's not quite that simple. People can't just wander in from the street and start collecting garbage. If an employee gets ill, we deal with it internally. But if this is really what you want, then it's fine by me. (..)
    2015 Virgin Mountain