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- [ruhb-ish]
- /ˈrʌb ɪʃ/
- /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
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- [ruhb-ish]
- /ˈrʌb ɪʃ/
Definitions of rubbish word
- noun rubbish worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash. 1
- noun rubbish nonsense, as in writing or art: sentimental rubbish. 1
- noun rubbish trash 1
- adjective rubbish bad, worthless 1
- noun rubbish garbage: nonsense talk 1
- transitive verb rubbish disparage 1
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Origin of rubbish
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English rubbes, rob(b)ous < ?; cf. rubble
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Parts of speech for Rubbish
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rubbish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rubbish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rubbish
noun rubbish
- absurdness — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
- applesauce — a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
adjective rubbish
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
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