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    rubbish
    /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. criticize severely and reject as worthless: informal British "he rubbished the idea of a European Community-wide carbon tax"

    adjective

    • 1. very bad; worthless or useless: informal British "people might say I was a rubbish manager"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUBBISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Rubbish is a noun, verb, adjective or exclamation that means waste material, low quality, worthless or not true. Learn how to use rubbish in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rubbishRubbish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Rubbish is a noun that means useless waste or rejected matter, or something that is worthless or nonsensical. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUBBISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Rubbish is a noun, verb, adjective or exclamation that means waste material, low quality, incompetence or disagreement. Learn how to use rubbish in different contexts with examples and translations.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › rubbishRUBBISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rubbish is unwanted material, such as something you throw into a waste barrel, like a banana peel. Rubbish is also something that is considered nonsense and not worth anything, like an idea or a piece of art. In Australia and New Zealand, rubbish can mean to criticize or verbally attack.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUBBISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Rubbish can mean unwanted things or waste material, or foolish or poor quality ideas, statements, or people. Learn how to use rubbish in different contexts, synonyms, and examples.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rubbishRubbish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Rubbish is a synonym for garbage or trash. The word is more commonly used by speakers of British English than by speakers of American English. The noun rubbish also means writing or speech that is worthless, untrue, or nonsense, especially in British English.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › rubbishRubbish - definition of rubbish by The Free Dictionary

    Rubbish is a noun that means worthless or unwanted material, or nonsense or foolish talk. It can also be a verb that means to criticize or attack someone or something. Find out more about its origin, usage, and related words.