First Known Use: circa 1518
Dictionary
1trash
noun \ˈtrash\
: things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown away
: a container where people put things that are being thrown away
: something that is very low in quality
Full Definition of TRASH
1
: something worth little or nothing: as a : junk, rubbish b (1) : empty talk : nonsense (2) : inferior or worthless writing or artistic matter (as a television show); especially : such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment (3) : trash talk
2
: something in a crumbled or broken condition or mass; especially : debris from pruning or processing plant material
3
: a worthless person; also : such persons as a group : riffraff
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Origin of TRASH
Middle English trasch fallen leaves and twigs, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect trask rubbish; Old Norse tros fallen leaves and twigs, Old English trus
Related to TRASH
2trash
verb
: to throw away (something)
: to cause great damage to (something)
: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly
Full Definition of TRASH
transitive verb1
: throw away 1 <standards of reality and truth were trashed — Edwin Diamond>
5
: to subject to criticism or invective; especially : to disparage strongly <a film trashed by the critics>
intransitive verb
: to trash something or someone
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First Known Use of TRASH
1902
TRASH[1] Defined for Kids
trash
noun \ˈtrash\
Definition of TRASH for Kids
1
: something of little or no value that is thrown away
2
: people who deserve little respect
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