dumpster diving
or 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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Examples from the Web for dumpster diving
Contemporary Examples of dumpster diving
Micah asks one of her dumpster-diving friends, who scored a load of meat too big for any of them to finish.
Discover a secret gadget on your next Silicon Valley dumpster-diving expedition?
dumpster diving
noun
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