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dumpster diving
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noun
the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.
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British Dictionary definitions for dumpster diving
dumpster diving
/ (ËdÊmpstÉ) /
noun
US the practice of searching through dustbins for discarded but still usable or valuable objects such as food or clothes
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