rubbish

Meanings

• noun

  Waste material or unwanted objects; refuse.

  - "The garbage truck came to collect the rubbish."
  - "We took a trip to the dumpster to dispose of the rubbish."

• noun

  Nonsense or worthless talk or writing.

  - "The politician's speech was full of rubbish."
  - "Don't pay any attention to that rubbish; it's not important."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈɹə-/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

abysmal , crappy , horrendous , shitty , terrible , bollocks , bullshit

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rubbish
hush , rush , crush

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Variants

List of all variants of rubbish that leads to same result
rubbish , rubbishes , rubbishy , rubbish bin , rubbish dump , rubbish tip , rubbish tip/dump

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Etymology

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Old English 'rubbish' meaning 'trash' or 'rubble'.

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Trivia

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1. The word rubbish comes from the Old English word 'rubbish', meaning 'trash' or 'rubble'.

2. In medieval Europe, rubbish was often collected and sold as building materials.

3. The term rubbish has been used in literature since at least the 1400s, appearing in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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Related Concepts

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1. garbage: A common synonym for rubbish, referring to waste material or refuse.

2. nonsense: A related term referring to worthless or meaningless talk or writing.

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Culture

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Rubbish is a common term used in everyday language to refer to waste material or unwanted objects. It can also refer to nonsensical or worthless talk or writing. In literature, rubbish is often used as a metaphor for meaningless or worthless things.

How to Memorize "rubbish"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pile of trash or unwanted objects to remember the meaning of rubbish as waste material. Visualize nonsensical talk or writing to remember the meaning of rubbish as worthless or meaningless.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word rubbish with trash or unwanted objects, as well as with nonsensical or worthless talk or writing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Rubbish is waste, Rubbish is nonsense' to remember the meanings of rubbish as both waste material and worthless or meaningless talk or writing.

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