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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

  • (..) - Listen, I... I've lived in a slum all my life. - Wait a minute. - Please. I... I've played in back yards that were filled with garbage. - Maybe you can still smell it on me. - Listen, sonny... Come on, now. There's nothing personal. Come on, fella. He didn't mean you. Let's not be so sensitive. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men