rubbish

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] 1 (especially BrE) things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them: a rubbish bag / bin * a rubbish dump / heap / tip * The streets were littered with rubbish. * garden / household rubbish seealsoGARBAGE, TRASH 2 (BrE, informal) (also used as an adjective) something that you think is of poor quality: I thought the play was rubbish! * Do we have to listen to this rubbish music? * They said I was a rubbish boss. 3 (BrE, informal) comments, ideas, etc. that you think are stupid or wrong SYNNONSENSE: Rubbish! You're not fat! * You're talking a load of rubbish! * It's not rubbish-it's true! verb (AmE trash) [VN] (BrE, informal) to criticize sb/sth severely or treat them as though they are of no value: The book was rubbished by the critics. * He rubbished all my ideas, saying they were impractical. ______________________________ BRITISH/AMERICAN rubbish / garbage / trash / refuse Rubbish is the usual word in BrE for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in AmE. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, while trash is paper, cardboard and dry material. In BrE, you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In AmE, your garbage and trash goes in a garbage / trash can in the street and is collected by garbage men / collectors. Refuse is a formal word and is used in both BrE and AmE. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector. ______________________________