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garbologist

[gahr-bol-uh-jee]

noun

the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.

Origin:
1976; garb(age) + -o- + -logy

Related forms

gar·bol·o·gist, noun

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garbology (ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	the study of the contents of domestic dustbins to analyse the consumption patterns of households

[C20: from garb(age) + ology]

gar'bologist

—n

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