rubbish

rub·bish

noun \ˈrə-bish, dialect -bij\

Definition of RUBBISH

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>

— rub·bishy \-bə-shē\ adjective

Examples of RUBBISH

1. Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
2. I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
3. “I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
4. The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.

Origin of RUBBISH

Middle English robous

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to RUBBISH

Synonyms: chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, garbage, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste

Related Words: crud, sewage, slop, swill, wash; detritus, remains, rubble, ruins; dump, scrap heap; lumber, odds and ends, trumpery; flotsam, jetsam, wreckage; castoff, cull, discard, hand-me-down, reject, throwaway; nothing, straw, two bits

Near Antonyms: catch, gem, goody (or goodie), jewel, pearl, plum, prize, treasure, treasure trove, trove, valuable; booty, find, salvage

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