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   garbage

   /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse: North American "garbage littered the estate" Similar refusedomestic refusewastewaste materialdebrisdetrituslitterjunkscrapdiscarded matterfilthswillmuckdrossscrapsscouringsleftoversremainsslopsrubbishtrashmullockinformal:drekdreckgrotgashdebitagerare:draffraffleraffcultchorts
   • ▪ worthless or meaningless material or ideas; rubbish: North American "a store full of overpriced garbage" Similar nonsensebalderdashgibberishblarneyclaptrapguffblatherbletherrubbishinformal:hogwashbaloneytripedrivelgobbledygookbilgeboshbullbunkhot aireyewashpifflepoppycockphooeyhooeymalarkeytwaddledribblerotcobblerscodswallopcockstuff and nonsensetoshdouble Dutchflannelwafflehaversflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucebellywashinformal, dated:bunkumtommyrotcodgammontoffeevulgar slang:shitbullshitcrapbollocksballscrapolabulldustOpposite sense
   • ▪ unwanted data in a computer's memory. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘offal’): from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.

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   What is the meaning of garbage?

   • Garbage, trash, rubbish, or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or gaseous wastes, or toxic waste products. Garbage is commonly sorted and classified into kinds of material suitable for specific kinds of disposal.

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   What do you call garbage if you throw something in the trash?

   • If you throw it in the trash, you can call it garbage. Likewise, if something is so terrible you wish you could throw it in the trash, like a really bad movie, you can also call it garbage. Everything in your kitchen trash is garbage — essentially, it's anything that's useless.

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   What is considered garbage in a kitchen?

   • Likewise, if something is so terrible you wish you could throw it in the trash, like a really bad movie, you can also call it garbage. Everything in your kitchen trash is garbage — essentially, it's anything that's useless. Garbage can include vegetable scraps, wadded-up paper, or even spoken gibberish.

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   What is the difference between garbage and trash?

   • 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.

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word garbage, which can mean food waste, discarded material, or inaccurate data. See examples of garbage in sentences and related phrases and articles.

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   GARBAGE definition: 1. waste material or unwanted things that you throw away 2. nonsense or stupid ideas: 3. waste…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of garbage. noun. worthless material that is to be disposed of. synonyms: refuse, rubbish, scrap, trash. see more. noun. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) synonyms: food waste, refuse, scraps. see more. noun. a receptacle where waste can be discarded. “she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage ” see more. noun.

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   noun. discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse. any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash. a bin or other receptacle for discarded matter, especially kitchen waste; garbage can: Hey, who threw my leftover pizza in the garbage?

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   Garbage is a term for discarded or worthless matter, such as food wastes, refuse, or rubbish. It can also mean nonsense, inferior, or offensive literary or artistic material. See different sources and translations of the word garbage.

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   Garbage is rubbish, especially waste from a kitchen, or anything that is worthless, unnecessary, or offensive. Learn how to use garbage in different contexts, such as computing, slang, and idioms, with Collins Dictionary.

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    Garbage is a noun that means things that you throw away or something that you think is nonsense, wrong, or very bad quality. Learn how to use garbage in different contexts and see translations in other languages.