wastebasket

[weyst-bas-kit, -bah-skit]

waste·bas·ket

[weyst-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
noun
a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
Also called wastepaper basket.


Origin:
1855–60; waste + basket
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Wastebasket is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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wastebasket (ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt)
 
n
Also called (esp in Britain): wastepaper basket an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter

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