trash
- noun
- /træʃ/
- Slang
- People talk all sorts of trash about other people.
- trash talk
- ideological trash
- right-wing ideological trash
People talk all sorts of trash about other people.
- People talk all sorts of trash about other people.
- And now and now that the, the trash talk you give yourself is just brutal.
- I grew up around a lot of people who also kind of talk trash about people.
- This was trash talk where I take people's trash and turn it into cash.
Examples
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This was trash talk where I take people's trash and turn it into cash.
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I will not have you seeing that kind of trash, and that's final.
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"How do you get all that trash in your head?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Are we so desperate for entertainment that this trash passes for fun?
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"You best be careful with your mouth, talking that trash to them you don't know."
Fiction book (2002) -
Now the site is rife with trash talk and lies.
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Your dad's musical taste is trash.
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You've been talking so much trash today, you made us think you're a dangerous criminal.
Fiction book (1996) -
That's her favorite pastime next to talking trash about what she watches.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some of the articles in that magazine are just trash that no one should take seriously.
Synonyms
Something worthless or untrue that people say to you
Words that are false or useless
Words or ideas that do not make sense
Useless or silly information, for example in unwanted emails
Talk or writing that is not true and not useful
Unimportant words in writing or speech
A thing that is useless and not worth keeping
Words that are silly or useless
Something thought to be worthless or of very low quality
Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning
Silly talk about unimportant things
A rude word for something that is nonsense or of very low quality
Silly talk that wastes time
Silly or untrue talk that has no real meaning
A silly idea or story that is not true
Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful
Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people
A thing that is of very poor quality and not worth the money
Worthless or silly talk that has no useful ideas
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Unclear or silly talk without any real meaning
Ideas or statements that are mostly nonsense and have little worth
Something that contains a lot of nonsense and useless information
Boring, unimportant words or ideas in speech that have no real meaning
Very low quality art or entertainment that lacks new ideas
A thing that is very bad and of low quality like a book or film
A thing that is very bad and not worth having
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Specialized
A place on a computer where deleted files stay before they are removed for good
- Specialized
A folder that holds deleted files so you can restore or permanently remove them
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trash for bad or worthless talk comes from the same idea as waste: these words are seen as 'rubbish', so calling writing or speech trash means it has no value.