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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•bage /ˈgɑrbɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- matter that has been discarded, esp. food waste;
refuse. - anything contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile.
- Computingmeaningless or unwanted computer data.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•bage (gär′bij),USA pronunciation n. - discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen;
refuse. - any matter that is no longer wanted or needed;
trash. - anything that is contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile:There's nothing but garbage on TV tonight.
- worthless talk;
lies;
foolishness. - Slang Termsany unnecessary item added to something else, as for appearance only;
garnish:I'll have an Old Fashioned, but without the garbage. - Aerospaceuseless artificial satellites or parts of rockets floating in space, as satellites that are no longer transmitting information or rocket boosters jettisoned in flight.
- Computingmeaningless or unwanted data:That program was not properly debugged and produced nothing but garbage.
- Anglo-French, Old French; see garble, -age) or Old French garbage tax on sheaves of grain, though shift of sense, and form in first case, is unclear
- 1400–50; late Middle English: discarded parts of butchered fowls; compared with garbelage the removal of waste from spices (
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged litter, refuse, junk, rubbish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: garbage /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/ n - worthless, useless, or unwanted matter
- Also called: rubbish discarded or waste matter; refuse
- invalid data
- informal nonsense
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Anglo-French garbelage removal of discarded matter, of uncertain origin; compare Old Italian garbuglio confusion |