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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

  • (..) Out. I have to clean. Come on, out you go, out you go. - What? You're hurting me! - Out. Come on. Hey, Allison, can you take out the garbage? Thanks. Look! One of the customers left a tip of some Nair and some female razors. Does anybody want to use it? Stop that. (..)
    2012 The Dictator