Rubbish

/ˈrʌbɪʃ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Waste material; refuse or litter.

We need to take out the rubbish before the garbage truck arrives.

Something regarded as worthless or of poor quality; nonsense.

I can't believe you think that movie is good; it's absolute rubbish!

An act of throwing away waste material.

He was caught by the police while dumping rubbish in the forest.

verb

To criticize or reject something as worthless.

The critics rubbish the new play as uninspired and cliché.

Middle English, from Old French 'rubbish', meaning debris.

load of rubbish:

something that is ridiculous or untrue.

rubbish bin:

a container for waste.

rubbish dump:

a place where waste is thrown away.

Something that is of very poor quality.

That concert was a load of rubbish!

Something considered untrue or exaggerated.

Don't listen to her, it's all rubbish.