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Word of the day
for June 5
rubbish n
  1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, British) Garbage, junk, refuse, trash, waste.
  2. (by extension, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, British) An item, or items, of low quality.
  3. (by extension, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, British) Nonsense.
  4. (archaic) Debris or ruins of buildings. []

rubbish v

  1. (transitive, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, British, colloquial) To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.

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