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Rubbish

Rubbish Meaning & Definition
Rubbish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rubbish?

[n] nonsensical talk or writing
[n] worthless material that is discarded
[v] attack strongly

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rubbish: applesauce | codswallop | folderol | trash | trash | tripe | trumpery | wish-wash

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rubbish:

See Also | assail | assault | attack | debris | detritus | drivel | dust | junk | lash out | litter | round | rubble | snipe | waste | waste material | waste matter | waste product

Rubbish In Webster's Dictionary

\Rub"bish\, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl. of rubble. See {Robe}, and cf. {Rubble}.] Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; d['e]bris. What rubbish and what offal! --Shak. he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. --Dryden. {Rubbish pulley}. See {Gin block}, under {Gin}.
\Rub"bish\, a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. --De Quincey.

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