rubbishingn.
/ˈrʌbᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrəbᵻʃɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈrʌbəʃɪŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈrʌbəʃɪŋ/ colloquial (originally Australian and New Zealand).
An instance of disparagement or severe criticism.
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1962 P. Coleman Australian Civilization 66 An atmosphere of reciprocal banter or ‘rubbishing’ Australians can express mutual affection without running any risk of indecently exposing states of feeling.
1979 Spectator 14 July 28/2 A conventional rubbishing of the Left and applause of the Right.
1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xvii. 324 We were expected to stomach terrible rubbishings in the press for our performances and not whisper a word of complaint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
rubbishingadj.
/ˈrʌbᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrəbᵻʃɪŋ/ Now chiefly archaic.
Paltry, worthless, rubbishy.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible
unworthlyc1230
wretcha1250
seely1297
vilec1320
not worth a cress (kerse)1377
the value of a rushc1380
threadbarec1412
wretched1450
miserable?a1513
rascal1519
prettya1522
not worth a whistlea1529
pegrall1535
plack1539
pelting1540
scald1542
sleeveless1551
baggage1553
paltering1553
piddling1559
twopenny1560
paltry1565
rubbish1565
baggagely1573
pelfish1577
halfpenny1579
palting1579
baubling1581
three-halfpenny1581
pitiful1582
triobolar1585
squirting1589
not worth a lousea1592
hedge1596
cheap1597
peddling1597
dribbling1600
mean1600
rascally1600
three-farthingc1600
draughty1602
dilute1605
copper1609
peltry?a1610
threepenny1613
pelsy1631
pimping1640
triobolary1644
pigwidgeon1647
dustya1649
fiddling1652
puddlinga1653
insignificant1658
piteous1667
snotty1681
scrubbed1688
dishonourable1699
scrub1711
footy1720
fouty1722
rubbishing1731
chuck-farthing1748
rubbishy1753
shabby1753
scrubby1754
poxya1758
rubbishly1777
waff-like1808
trinkety1817
meanish1831
one-eyed1843
twiddling1844
measly1847
poking1850
picayunish1852
vild1853
picayune1856
snide1859
two-cent1859
rummagy1872
faddling1883
finicking1886
slushy1889
twopence halfpenny1890
jerk1893
pissy1922
crappy1928
two-bit1932
piddly1933
chickenshit1934
pissing1937
penny packet1943
farkakte1960
pony1964
gay1978
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Antirrhinum Pots fill'd with rubbishing dry sandy Soil.
1791 T. Holcroft School for Arrogance i. 3 He..values the rubbishing dust of his great grandfathers above diamonds!
1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress I. 157 Young ladies of fortune used to keep themselves to themselves..and not flaunt about with such rubbishing sort of gentry as those.
1849 A. R. Smith Pottleton Legacy xx. 174 He..had some rubbishing woods, where people went to make a noise with guns.
1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xxix What rubbishing music it is!
1933 ‘E. Cambridge’ Hostages to Fortune v. 276 By the time father's paid taxes and insurances, and our school bills and all sorts of rubbishing things like tooth brushes and soap and gym shoes and fowl corn..there isn't much left.
1965 G. Heyer Frederica iii. 46 What a horrid house this is, and furnished in the most rubbishing style.
2008 B. Metzger Scandalous Life of True Lady xvii. 184 London had more to offer than this rubbishing house party where one had to watch one's manners and watch Claire or Miss Royale to see which fork to use.
Derivatives
ˈrubbishingly adv.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adverb] > worthlessly
noughtsa1393
worthlessly1637
shottenly1661
trashily1836
rubbishingly1837
1837 Athenæum 236 They are childishly, rubbishingly, ridiculously otherwise.
1879 E. Brinsmead Hist. Pianoforte (new ed.) ii. ix. 141 ‘Where do all the pianos go?’ ‘To pieces’ is the answer respecting the mass of rubbishingly cheap pianos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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