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Definition rubbish in American English

rubbish noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/

▪ clear, collect, dump, recycle, remove, throw out

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2

things that someone says or writes that are not reasonable or sensible

Example

Most of the information in her article was utter rubbish.

Example

As usual, he was talking complete rubbish.

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3

something that is useless, of no value, or of very low quality

Example

Critics have described the paintings as worthless rubbish.

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Definition rubbish in American English