■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. waste material; refuse or litter.
2》 unimportant or worthless material.
↘nonsense; worthless talk or ideas.
■ verb Brit. informal criticize and reject as worthless.
■ adjective Brit. informal very bad.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. rubbous ; perh. related to OFr. robe 'spoils'; cf. rubble .