to garbage down
- phrasal verb
- /ˈɡɑːrbɪd daʊn/
- Informal
- He can garbage down a whole pizza in minutes!
Examples
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I was so hungry after the hike that I garbaged down the entire sandwich.
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She garbaged down three burgers at the party.
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After skipping breakfast, he garbaged down three slices of pizza in minutes.
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The kids garbaged down their dinner before running out to play.
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After skipping breakfast, he garbaged down three slices of pizza in minutes.
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I was so hungry after the hike that I garbaged down the entire sandwich.
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The kids garbaged down their dinner before running out to play.
Synonyms
161
5.4
Eat or drink something quickly and completely
36
3.0
To eat something quickly and eagerly
24
5.8
To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full
19
5.9
To eat a very large amount of food greedily
15
2.9
To eat food quickly because you are very hungry
12
7.7
To drink or eat something very quickly, often without pausing
11
7.5
Eat a very large amount of food without control
8
5.8
Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry
5
7.8
To eat in a very messy and greedy way
1
7.7
To eat a lot of food very fast without stopping
1
3.7
Eat all the food very quickly
1
3.4
To eat a large amount of food quickly
1
3.7
To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing
1
7.7
To eat small amounts of food quickly and casually
1
7.7
Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others
1
8.2
To eat a lot of food very quickly
1
9.9
To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full
1
5.7
To eat a lot of food quickly while enjoying it
1
9.9
To eat too much in a greedy way
1
9.9
To eat too much food quickly and greedily
To eat too much food in a greedy way
To eat food quickly and greedily
Antonyms
How Greedy
19
5.9
- Informal
- Informal
1
3.7
∞
1.0
55
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The particle/verb 'down' clearly contributes the meaning 'consume quickly', so a learner who knows 'down' as in 'down a drink' may infer rapid consumption. However, 'garbage' literally means 'trash' and does not transparently signal eating a large amount of food, so the full sense is not predictable without exposure or dialectal knowledge.
Etymology
The verb garbage down paints a strong picture: imagine shoving food scraps into a bin, the garbage, and forcing them down quickly and without care. That's why it means 'to eat a large amount of food quickly and greedily'.