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   trash

   /traʃ/

   noun

   • 1. waste material; refuse: North American "the subway entrance was blocked with trash" Similar wastewaste materialrefuselittergarbagedebrisjunkdrossdetritussweepingsdregsremainsrubbishvulgar slang:crap
   • ▪ cultural items, ideas, or objects of poor quality: "if they read at all, they read trash" Similar nonsensedrivelpapgibberishbalderdashbunkumhumbugmoonshinerubbishinformal:bullpoppycockgobbledygookhot airtwaddletommyrotbunktripebilgepiffleboshhooeytoshrotgarbageflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucebellywashvulgar slang:crapbullshitcrapolabulldustOpposite logicgood sense
   • 2. a person or people regarded as being of very low social standing: North American "clubs patronized by rock trash" Similar rabblescumvermindregsgood-for-nothingslowest of the lowunderclassthe dregsuntouchablesthe hoi polloicanailleinformal:riff-raff
   • 3. the leaves, tops, and crushed stems of sugar cane, used as fuel. West Indian

   verb

   • 1. damage or destroy: informal North American "my apartment's been totally trashed" Similar wreckruindamagedestroydefacemarspoilvandalizeinformal:total
   • ▪ kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk): "she almost trashed the email window"
   • 2. criticize severely: informal North American "trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient" Similar criticizelambastcensureattackinsultabusegive a bad press tocondemnflaysavageinformal:panknocktake to piecestake/pull apartcrucifyhammerslambashroastmaulthrow brickbats atslaterubbishslag offbad-mouthpummel
   • 3. strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen them faster.

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded (mid 18th century) in trash (sense 3 of the verb); the other senses have arisen in the 20th century.

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   • Calling someone 'trash' is a term of contempt, meaning they are considered waste, useless, and worthless. It can be a hurtful and demoralizing label, regardless of the situation or what led to the response. (Matthew 5:22 – 'But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.')

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   What is literary trash?

   • Literary trash. Something considered worthless or of inferior quality, such as a piece of writing. Parts that have been broken off, stripped off, etc., esp. leaves, twigs, husks, and other plant trimmings. To throw away; discard. Trashed the broken toaster. To destroy (property) as by vandalism or arson. To trim (trees or plants) of trash.

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