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   Rub·bish

   /ˈrəbiSH/

   

   noun

   • 1. waste material; refuse or litter: British "an alleyway high with 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 "I suppose you believe that rubbish about vampires" Similar nonsensebalderdashgibberishclaptrapblarneyblatherblethermoonshineinformal:hogwashbaloneytripedrivelbilgeboshbullbunkrothot aireyewashpifflepoppycockphooeyhooeymalarkeytwaddleguffdribblegobbledygookinformal:codswallopcockcobblersstuff and nonsensetoshtaradiddlecackhaverscodologygarbageflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucedookiebellywashinformal, dated:bunkumtommyrotcodgammontoffeevulgar slang:shitcrapbullshitballscrapolabulldustOpposite sense

   verb

   • 1. criticize severely and reject as worthless: informal British "he has pointedly rubbished professional estimates of the development and running costs"

   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. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRUBBISH definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   Apr 17, 2017 · Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty cans and bottles, and waste food. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, usually use garbage. 2. uncountable noun. If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish . [mainly British, informal] 3. transitive verb.

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   rubbish meaning, definition, what is rubbish: food, paper etc that is no longer needed...: Learn more.

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   Rubbish definition: . See examples of RUBBISH used in a sentence.

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   Check pronunciation: rubbish. Definition of rubbish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   B1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: Our rubbish gets collected on Thursdays. informal. something that is of bad quality: There’s so much rubbish on TV. (Definition of rubbish from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of rubbish. in Chinese (Traditional) 垃圾, 廢棄物, 粗製濫造的東西，劣質的東西…

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   rub•bish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ n. [ uncountable] worthless material that is thrown out; trash: piles of rubbish. nonsense, as in writing or art: sentimental rubbish. rub•bish•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. rub•bish (rub′ ish), n. worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter;

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   Rubbish definition, worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash. See more.