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garbage
[gahr-bij]
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?
anything that is contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile.
There's nothing but garbage on TV tonight.
worthless talk; lies; foolishness.
Informal., any unnecessary item added to something else, as for appearance only; garnish.
I'll have an Old Fashioned, but without the garbage.
useless artificial satellites or parts of rockets floating in space, as satellites that are no longer transmitting information or rocket boosters jettisoned in flight.
Computers., meaningless or unwanted data.
That program was not properly debugged and produced nothing but garbage.
garbage
/ ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ /
noun
worthless, useless, or unwanted matter
Also called: rubbish. discarded or waste matter; refuse
computing invalid data
informal, nonsense
Word History and Origins
Origin of garbage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of garbage1
Example Sentences
Some of the bodies have been found in the corners of tunnels or in garbage bags and have required drilling underground to reach, according to reservists who took part in such operations.
Leo highlighted the "outrageous paradoxes" by which enormous amounts of food go wasted in the world "while multitudes of people scramble to find something in the garbage to put in their mouths".
“There’s no Democratic or Republican way to pick up the garbage,” he says.
Cue the “Simpsons” clip of Bart tossing a cake that reads “At Least You Tried” into the garbage.
"They put a lot of pressure on themselves and as much as Scheffler says he doesn't think about it, I think that's garbage and he thinks about all of it," added Miceli.
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