garbage
garbage
(gɑːʳbɪdʒ )1. uncountable noun
[mainly US]
...a garbage bag.
...rotting piles of garbage.
2. uncountable noun
usage note: In American English, the words garbage and trash are most commonly used to refer to waste material that is thrown away. ...the smell of rotting garbage... She threw the bottle into the trash. In British English, rubbish is the usual word. Garbage and trash are sometimes used in British English, but only informally and metaphorically. I don't have to listen to this garbage... The book was trash.If someone says that an idea or opinion is garbage, they are emphasizing that they believe it is untrue or unimportant.
[informal, disapproval]I personally think this is complete garbage.
Furious government officials branded her story 'garbage'.
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