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gar·bol·o·gy | \ gär-ˈbä-lə-jē 
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\Definition of garbology
: the study of modern culture through the analysis of what is thrown away as garbage
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garbologist \ gär-ˈbä-lə-jist \ noun
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The first known use of garbology was in 1975
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