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Meanings of rubbish in English

Portuguese
resíduos
Catalan
farfutalla
Spanish
bagatela
Wikidata

Nonsensical talk or writing.

      resíduos
      Wikidata

      Unwanted or undesired material, usually discarded.

            Something being said without sense, utterly wrong, of no use at all.

                  Usage of rubbish in English
                  1
                  Richard Burton Photo: Creative commons We think; therefore, we often talk rubbish.
                  Radio NZ
                  2
                  Some of the rubbish fell in the water just astern of us.
                  The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
                  3
                  He was out in the yard clearing up the brush-heaps and rubbish.
                  De La Salle Fifth Reader
                  4
                  Her sandaled feet lightly disturbed the rubbish on the floor; dust rose.
                  Darkness and Dawn
                  5
                  Nets, barriers and rubbish-fishing vessels are likely to provide a temporary fix.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  In the shop here they sell you rubbish and fleece you horribly.
                  The Bishop and Other Stories
                  7
                  They pay high rates for that sort of rubbish in the States.
                  The Road to Mandalay: A Tale of Burma
                  8
                  We piled the obvious rubbish on the floor, and examined the salvage.
                  Jaffery
                  9
                  The woman talked the most utter rubbish; I know it's total rot.
                  The Brentons
                  10
                  About everything; but especially about church matters-decorationsand anthems and other rubbish.
                  Cecilia de Noël
                  11
                  I try the newspapers, but they do put such rubbish in them.
                  The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
                  12
                  The top of the box was filled with all sorts of rubbish.
                  The Rover Boys Under Canvas; Or, The Mystery of the Wrecked Subm...
                  13
                  Only clear away the rubbish and the gold would be found underneath.
                  A History of the Moravian Church
                  14
                  The commissary himself began to lift away the charred boards and rubbish.
                  Dracula's Guest
                  15
                  Near the door the floor was littered with rubbish of all kinds.
                  With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
                  16
                  The rubbish was piled in great heaps down there, ready for burning.
                  Hiram the Young Farmer
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