gar·bage
Pronounced:
/ˈgɑɚbɪʤ/
Function:
nounMeaning:
[noncount] 1 chiefly US a : things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out : trash ▪ The park was littered with garbage. ▪ Please take out the garbage. ▪ Raccoons were going through the garbage. —often used to refer specifically to food waste that is being thrown out ▪ the smell of rotting garbage b : a container where people put things that are being thrown out ▪ Throw the can in the garbage.
2 informal : something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality ▪ Maybe you should read a book instead of watching that garbage [=rubbish] on TV.
3 informal : foolish or untrue words or ideas : nonsense ▪ If you ask me, what he said is a bunch/load of garbage.
2 informal : something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality ▪ Maybe you should read a book instead of watching that garbage [=rubbish] on TV.
3 informal : foolish or untrue words or ideas : nonsense ▪ If you ask me, what he said is a bunch/load of garbage.