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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUBBISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RUBBISH definition: 1. waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: 2. something that you think is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of RUBBISH is useless waste or rejected matter : trash. How to use rubbish in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUBBISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food.

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   Rubbish is a synonym for garbage or trash. The word is more commonly used by speakers of British English than by speakers of American English. The noun rubbish also means writing or speech that is worthless, untrue, or nonsense, especially in British English.

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   Rubbish is unwanted material, such as something you throw into a waste barrel, like a banana peel. Rubbish is also something that is considered nonsense and not worth anything, like an idea or a piece of art. In Australia and New Zealand, rubbish can mean to criticize or verbally attack.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › rubbishRubbish Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Rubbish Definition. Refuse; garbage. Any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse. Worthless, foolish ideas, statements, etc.; nonsense. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, UK) Garbage, junk, refuse, waste. The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham. Fragments of buildings; ruins; debris.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRUBBISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   RUBBISH definition: 1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: 2. something that is nonsense or…. Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrubbish noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUBBISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    RUBBISH meaning: 1. waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: 2. something that you think is…. Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › rubbishRubbish Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    RUBBISH meaning: 1 : things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out trash; 2 : words or ideas that are foolish or untrue.