rubbish
verb/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
(British English, informal) (North American English trash)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rubbish | /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it rubbishes | /ˈrʌbɪʃɪz/ /ˈrʌbɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple rubbished | /ˈrʌbɪʃt/ /ˈrʌbɪʃt/ |
| past participle rubbished | /ˈrʌbɪʃt/ /ˈrʌbɪʃt/ |
| -ing form rubbishing | /ˈrʌbɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈrʌbɪʃɪŋ/ |
- rubbish somebody/something to criticize somebody/something 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.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French rubbous; perhaps related to Old French robe ‘spoils’; compare with rubble. The change in the ending was due to association with -ish. The verb (1950s) was originally Australian and New Zealand slang.Want to learn more?
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