First Known Use: 1975
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garbology
noun gar·bol·o·gy \gär-ˈbä-lə-jē\
Definition of GARBOLOGY
: the study of modern culture through the analysis of what is thrown away as garbage
— gar·bol·o·gist \-jist\ noun
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Origin of GARBOLOGY
garbage + -ology (as in geology)
Rhymes with GARBOLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
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