rubbish
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/US /ˈrʌbɪʃ/rubbish
NOUNDefinition of rubbish
Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.
Example: She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.
Rubbish is a stupid or wrong idea.
Example: You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.
If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.
Example: It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.
rubbish
EXAMPLESExamples of rubbish
She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.
Example sentencePeople drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.
Example sentenceYou're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.
Example sentenceOh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.
Example sentenceIt's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.
Example sentencerubbish
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