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trash

13 ENTRIES FOUND:

1trash

noun \ˈtrash\

Definition of TRASH

1
: something worth little or nothing: as a : junk, rubbish b (1) : empty talk : nonsense (2) : inferior or worthless writing or artistic matter (as a television show); especially : such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment (3) : trash talk
2
: something in a crumbled or broken condition or mass; especially : debris from pruning or processing plant material
3
: a worthless person; also : such persons as a group : riffraff

Examples of TRASH

  1. Take out the trash, please.
  2. I put the dirty diaper in the trash.
  3. I can't believe you're reading that trash.
  4. She thinks that they're all trash.

Origin of TRASH

Middle English trasch fallen leaves and twigs, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect trask rubbish; Old Norse tros fallen leaves and twigs, Old English trus
First Known Use: circa 1518

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