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Noun: rubbish  rú-bish
  1. Worthless material that is to be disposed of
    - trash, scrap
     
  2. (informal) untrue or nonsensical statements
    - bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash, nonsense, rhubarb [Brit], flapdoodle [N. Amer], folderol, tripe, trumpery [archaic], trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop [Brit], falderal
Verb: rubbish  rú-bish
  1. Attack strongly
Adjective: rubbish  rú-bish
Usage: Brit
  1. Very bad
    - icky, lousy, rotten, stinking, stinky

Derived forms: rubbished, rubbishes, rubbishing

See also: bad, rubbishy

Type of: assail, assault, attack, drivel, garbage, lash out, round, snipe, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

Encyclopedia: Rubbish