garbology

1 of 2

noun (1)

gar·​bol·​o·​gy gär-ˈbä-lə-jē 

: the study of modern culture through the analysis of what is thrown away as garbage

garbologist

gär-ˈbä-lə-jist 

noun

garbologist

2 of 2

noun (2)

gar·​bol·​o·​gist gärˈbäləjə̇st 

gȧˈb-

plural -s

1

: a trash or garbage collector

2

: a specialist in garbology

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

garb(age) + -ology (as in geology)

Noun (2)

garb(age) + -ologist (as in geologist)

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garbology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology