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rub⋅bish

  [ruhb-ish]
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–noun
1. worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
2. nonsense, as in writing or art: sentimental rubbish.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME rubbes, rob(b)ous < ?; cf. rubble

Synonyms:
2. rot, balderdash, drivel, bosh.
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rub·bish   (rŭb'ĭsh)   
n.  

  1. Refuse; garbage.

  2. Worthless material.

  3. Foolish discourse; nonsense.


[Middle English robishe.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
rubbish

  1. n.
    nonsense. (Also an exclamation.) : Rubbish! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

rubbish 
c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. rubouses (1392), of unknown origin. Apparently somehow related to rubble. The verb sense of "disparage, criticize harshly" is first attested 1953 in Australian and New Zealand slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

rubbish

see good riddance (to bad rubbish).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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