/ træʃ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun [ U ]
1.
( NAmE ) things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
➡ note at rubbish
2.
( BrE , informal , disapproving ) objects, writing, ideas, etc. that you think are of poor quality :
What's this trash you're watching?
He's talking trash (= nonsense) .
3.
( NAmE , informal ) an offensive word used to describe people that you do not respect :
white trash (= poor white people, especially those living in the southern US)
—see also trailer trash
■ verb [ vn ] ( informal )
1.
to damage or destroy sth :
The band was famous for trashing hotel rooms.
2.
to criticize sth/sb very strongly
3.
( NAmE ) to throw away sth that you do not want :
I'm leaving my old toys here—if you don't want them, just trash them.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded (mid 18th cent.) as meaning to strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen faster ; the current senses have arisen in the 20th cent.