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trub

trub

9.9
The worst parts of a group or collection
  • noun
  • /trʌb/
  • Offensive
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  • Some critics consider the last season of the show to be the trub of the series.

Examples

  • He felt like he was left with the trub after everyone else had chosen the best options.

  • He always ends up with the trub when he cleans his workspace.

  • After sorting through the old books, only the trub remained on the bottom shelf.

  • The trub collected at the bottom of the fermentation tank.

  • After sorting through the old books, only the trub remained on the bottom shelf.

  • Some critics consider the last season of the show to be the trub of the series.

  • He felt like he was left with the trub after everyone else had chosen the best options.

Synonyms

turd
vstrub
  • Offensive
61 9.6

A rude word for a person or thing that is very bad and not worth anything

refers to the lowest quality portion of a group rather than an insult
dreck
vstrub
  • Slang
7 9.9

Poor-quality items that are not worth buying

refers to the lowest or least valuable part of a group

Antonyms

cream
  • Informal
146 4.9

The best people or things in a group

1 5.5

An item in a collection that people value most

Surface Forms

trub singular
trubs plural

Etymology

Trub is also used to mean the 'dregs' or worst part of a group, because the cloudy, heavy bits settle out and are left behind.