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rubbish

noun

rub·​bish ˈrə-bish How to pronounce rubbish (audio)
 dialectal  -bij
1
: useless waste or rejected matter : trash
2
: something that is worthless or nonsensical
few real masterpieces are forgotten and not much rubbish survives William Bridges-Adams
rubbishy adjective

Example Sentences

Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground. I think what he says is absolute rubbish! “I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!” The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.
Recent Examples on the Web And much of all the rubbish even ends up in our streets and parks. Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Their full-length album builds on that promise, casting a sidelong glance at modern life’s rubbish—nagging bills, bad parties, worse dates—over elliptical riffing and galloping basslines. Maura Johnston, Time, 3 June 2022 Kimble has handled Highland Heights’ rubbish and recyclables collection since the city switched to automated collection in 2015. cleveland, 24 May 2022 His house had been ransacked, filled with rubbish and beer bottles. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 By installing talking garbage cans that dish out racy audio messages after being fed trash, authorities are hoping for an increase in rubbish being deposited. Jack Bantock, CNN, 10 June 2022 Comments like this perpetuate the rubbish that journalists are enemies of the public rather than part of the community. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2022 When one cyclist tossed a beer can at a car, Warnock squeezed on his brakes, picked up the rubbish, apologized to the driver and, along with others, scolded the rider. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 And a tale-teller was a servant hired to put people to sleep by talking a load of rubbish to them. Ali Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English robous

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rubbish was in the 15th century

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