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is used in British English to mean 'household refuse'. The corresponding term in American English, and in some other non-British varieties, is garbage or (in some contexts) trash, and a dustbin outside Britain is a garbage can or trash can.

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noun

Something that does not have or make sense: balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle. Informal tommyrot. Slang applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull¹, bunk², crap, hooey, malarkey. See knowledge/ignorance.

n

Definition: garbage
Antonyms: possessions, property

n

Definition: nonsense
Antonyms: sense, truth

A mixture of combustible waste such as paper, cardboard cartons, wood scrap, and combustible floor sweepings; contains up to 20% by weight of restaurant or cafeteria waste but contains little or no treated papers, plastic, or rubber wastes. Also see garbage, refuse, and trash.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.

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See Garbage.

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verb trans.
verb trans., orig and mainly Austral and NZ

To speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize adversely. (1953 —) .
Observer His plight, and that of the cricketers, have both been latched on to as a chance, not to be missed, of rubbishing the Poms (1975).

[From rubbish worthless material.]

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For a list of words related to rubbish, see:

• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - affald, skrald, ragelse, møg, bras, sludder, vrøvl
v. tr. - kritisere voldsomt, forkaste, afvise, angribe
adj. - affalds-

idioms:

• rubbish chute    affaldsskakt

Nederlands (Dutch)
puin, flauwekul, afval

Français (French)
n. - déchets, ordures, débris, détritus, gravats, camelote (fam), saletés, balivernes, nul (fam)
v. tr. - (GB) descendre (qn, qch) en flammes
adj. - nul, inutile, qui n'en vaut pas la peine

idioms:

• rubbish chute    vide-ordures

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abfall, Müll, Quatsch
v. - verreißen
adj. - wertlos, kitschig

idioms:

• rubbish chute    Müllschlucker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απορρίμματα, σκουπίδια, (μτφ.) ανοησίες, κουραφέξαλα
v. - απορρίπτω (ως ανάξιο λόγου κ.λπ.), ασκώ αυστηρή κριτική (κν. θάβω)
int. - σαχλαμάρες, κολοκύθια!

idioms:

• rubbish chute    ράμπα για σκουπίδια

Italiano (Italian)
rottami, spazzatura, sciocchezze, criticare duramente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lixo (m), tolice (f)
v. - menosprezar
int. - nado disso!

Русский (Russian)
мусор, хлам, чепуха, сильно раскритиковать

Español (Spanish)
n. - escombros, basura, desperdicios, tonterías, disparates
v. tr. - poner por los suelos
adj. - de la basura

idioms:

• rubbish chute    tubo vertedor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skräp, struntprat
v. - skita ner, förstöra
int. - smörja!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垃圾, 废话, 废物, 无聊的想法, 抨击, 贬低, 无用的, 毫无价值的

idioms:

• rubbish chute    垃圾滑运道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 垃圾, 廢話, 廢物, 無聊的想法
v. tr. - 抨擊, 貶低
adj. - 無用的, 毫無價值的

idioms:

• rubbish chute    垃圾滑運道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쓰레기, 폐물, 어리석은 생각
v. tr. - 얕보다, 경멸하다, 비난하다
adj. - 쓰레기의, 잡동사니의, 보잘것없는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くず, ごみ, ばかげたこと

idioms:

• rubbish chute    ダスターシュート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفايه, سقط المتاع, هرا (فعل) يقلل من قيمه شي (نداء) هراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשפה, זבל, שטויות‬
v. tr. - ‮ביקר בחריפות‬
adj. - ‮רע מאד, חסר-ערך או לא-יעיל‬

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