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   rubbish

   /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

   noun

   • 1. waste material; refuse or litter: British "householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish" Similar refusewastegarbagelitterdiscarded matterdebrisdetritusscrapdrossflotsam and jetsamlumbersweepingsleavingsleftoversscrapsdregsoffscouringsodds and endsmucktrashmullockinformal:dreckjunkgrotgashdebitagerare:draffraffleraffcultchorts
   • ▪ material that is considered unimportant or valueless: British "she had to sift through the rubbish in every drawer"
   • ▪ absurd, nonsensical, or worthless talk or ideas: British "critics said their work was a load of rubbish" Similar nonsensebalderdashgibberishclaptrapblarneyblatherblethermoonshineinformal:hogwashbaloneytripedrivelbilgeboshbullbunkrothot aireyewashpifflepoppycockphooeyhooeymalarkeytwaddleguffdribblegobbledygookinformal:codswallopcockcobblersstuff and nonsensetoshtaradiddlecackhaverscodologygarbageflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucedookiebellywashinformal, dated:bunkumtommyrotcodgammontoffeevulgar slang:shitcrapbullshitballscrapolabulldustOpposite sense

   verb

   • 1. criticize severely and reject as worthless: informal British "he rubbished the idea of a European Community-wide carbon tax"

   adjective

   • 1. very bad; worthless or useless: informal British "people might say I was a rubbish manager"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French rubbous; perhaps related to Old French robe ‘spoils’; compare with rubble. The change in the ending was due to association with -ish1. The verb (1950s) was originally Australian and New Zealand slang.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUBBISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RUBBISH definition: 1. waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: 2. something that you think is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of RUBBISH is useless waste or rejected matter : trash. How to use rubbish in a sentence. useless waste or rejected matter : trash; something that is worthless or nonsensical…

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUBBISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. worthless, useless, or unwanted matter 2. discarded or waste matter; refuse 3. foolish words or speech; nonsense.... Click for more definitions.

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   RUBBISH meaning: 1. waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: 2. something that you think is…. Learn more.

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   Rubbish is a synonym for garbage or trash. The word is more commonly used by speakers of British English than by speakers of American English.

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   rubbish. bilge - Can mean "nonsense, rubbish."; culch - Rubbish or refuse, or meat scraps.; flathers - A synonym for rubbish or dirt.; quisquilious, quisquiliary, quisquilian - Quisquilious and quisquiliary mean "having the nature of refuse or rubbish," and quisquilian means "consisting of trash or rubbish."

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   Rubbish definition: worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.. See examples of RUBBISH used in a sentence.