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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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   • Synonyms: trash, garbage, litter, debris, waste, more... Collocations: UK: [throw, put] it in the rubbish [bin, container], UK: rubbish [dumps, disposal, sites, tips, bags], [thrown, put, found] on the rubbish heap, more...

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   • The rubbish is collected on Tuesdays. Weeks have gone by without a rubbish collection, and the stench is terrible. He is supporting a campaign to encourage people to recycle their rubbish. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   • Examples from the Corpus rubbish • I rescued this table from a rubbish dump. • Two stolen paintings have been found dumped in a rubbish bin. • Disposal of our domestic rubbish is something we tend to forget about once it's been picked up by the dust-cart. • Is the roof space clean and clear of rubbish? • It's a load of rubbish.

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   Definition of rubbish noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. rubbish. noun. /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ [uncountable] (especially British English) things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. a rubbish bag/bin. a rubbish dump/heap/tip. The streets were littered with rubbish. garden/household rubbish.

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   B1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: Our rubbish gets collected on Thursdays. a rubbish dump / bin. rubbish noun [U] (NONSENSE) something that is nonsense or wrong: Ignore him, he's talking rubbish. rubbish noun [U] (BAD QUALITY) B2. something that is of bad quality: There's so much rubbish on TV. rubbish. verb [ T ]

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   5 days ago · 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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