garbology

noun

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garbology

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