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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

  • (..) Okay, let's get this over with. "Three little kittens loved to play, they had fun in the sun all day. Then their mother came out and said, 'Time for kittens to go to bed.'" Wow! This is garbage. You actually like this? Keep reading! - Come on! - All right, all right, all right. (..)
    2010 Despicable Me