garbology

gar·bol·o·gy

noun \gär-ˈbä-lə-jē\

Definition of GARBOLOGY

: the study of modern culture through the analysis of what is thrown away as garbage

— gar·bol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

Origin of GARBOLOGY

garbage + -ology (as in geology)

First Known Use: 1975

Rhymes with GARBOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology