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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

  • (..) Your attitude is wrong for this department, You're damn right, my attitude is wrong! I'm not gonna put up with that garbage! Fighting is something I will not have here, Now, you are assigned to a desk until we look into this matter, - What?! (..)
    1994 The Glass Shield