RUBBISH


Meaning of RUBBISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌbɪʃ ]

( rubbishes, rubbishing, rubbished)

1.

Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use garbage , trash )

...unwanted household rubbish...

= refuse

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish . ( BRIT INFORMAL )

He described her book as absolute rubbish.

N-UNCOUNT

3.

If you think that an idea or a statement is foolish or wrong, you can say that it is rubbish . ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )

He’s talking rubbish...

These reports are total and utter rubbish.

= nonsense

N-UNCOUNT

4.

If you think that someone is not very good at something, you can say that they are rubbish at it. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

He was rubbish at his job...

I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish.

≠ great

ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ at n

5.

If you rubbish a person, their ideas or their work, you say they are of little value. ( BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use trash )

Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents...

VERB : V n

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