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

  • (..) No, Jules. You decided to be a bum... VINCENT: just like all those pieces of shit out there... who beg for change... who sleep in garbage bins, eat what I throw away. They got a name for that, Jules. It's called a bum. And without a job, a residence, (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction
  • (..) VINCENT: What? Like a couple of guys who just blew off somebody's head. Stripping off those bloody rags is absolutely necessary. Toss them in Jim's garbage bag. JULES: Don't do nothing stupid... like leaving this shit out front for Otto the Garbageman... you know what I'm saying? (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction