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

  • (..) I got us a way out of this mess but we got to hurry. Where is it? ( whiopering ) Sull, that's a cube of garbage. ( squeaks ) Uh-oh. I-I can still hear her little voice. BOO: (..)
    2001 Monsters, Inc.
  • (..) more to life than scaring. ( sniffing ) Whew. Hey, can I borrow your odorant? Yeah. I got, uh... smelly garbage or old dumpster. You got low tide? No. How about wet dog? Yep. Stink it up. ( growling ) (..)
    2001 Monsters, Inc.