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garbage

 
/ˈgɑːbɪdʒ/ noun [U] US (UK rubbish)

Definition

THINGS NOT WANTED things that you throw away because you do not want them: Don't forget to take out the garbage.
BAD THINGS something that you think is nonsense, wrong, or very bad quality: How can you listen to that garbage on the radio!
(Definition of garbage noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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