Rubbish - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrʌbɪʃ|  American pronunciation of the word rubbish
Brit.  |ˈrʌbɪʃ|  British pronunciation of the word rubbish

noun

- worthless material that is to be disposed of (syn: scrap, trash)
- nonsensical talk or writing (syn: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash)

verb

- attack strongly

Extra examples

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.

I've got so much rubbish on my desk it's unbelievable.

You do talk rubbish sometimes.

That's a load of rubbish.

The suggestion is absolute rubbish.

Some of the stuff on TV is absolute rubbish.

Rubbish was piled everywhere - it was disgusting.

Gill's dismissal of the book as '386 pages of rubbish'

The fire probably started in a rubbish dump.

That pile of rubbish is a fire hazard (=something that is likely to cause a fire).

Mrs Taylor and her ilk talk absolute rubbish.

'That's absolute rubbish!' he interjected.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rubbish
he/she/it: rubbishes
present participle: rubbishing
past tense: rubbished
past participle: rubbished
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