Rubbish vs. Garbage

Rubbish vs. Garbage — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rubbish and Garbage

Rubbishnoun

Garbage, junk, refuse, trash, waste.

The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham.

Garbagenoun

(obsolete) The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.

Rubbishnoun

Items of low quality.

Much of what they sell is rubbish.

Garbagenoun

Food waste material of any kind.

Garbage is collected on Tuesdays; rubbish on Fridays

Rubbishnoun

Nonsense.

Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?

Garbagenoun

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.
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Rubbishnoun

(archaic) Debris or ruins of buildings.

Garbagenoun

A place or receptacle for waste material.

He threw the newspaper into the garbage.

Rubbishadjective

Exceedingly bad; awful.

This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay.

Garbagenoun

Nonsense; gibberish.

Rubbishinterjection

Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.

The one day I actually practice my violin, the teacher cancels the lesson.
Aw, rubbish! Though at least this means you have time to play football.

Garbagenoun

Something or someone worthless.

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Rubbishinterjection

Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!

Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!

Garbageverb

to eviscerate

Rubbishverb

To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.

Garbagenoun

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

Rubbishnoun

worthless material that is to be disposed of

Garbagenoun

a worthless message

Rubbishnoun

nonsensical talk or writing

Garbagenoun

a receptacle where garbage is discarded;

she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage

Rubbishverb

attack strongly