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Trash

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folderolnoun(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
pannounA surname.
junknounMiscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
trumperynounWorthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
scumnoun(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
tripenoun(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
rubbishnoun(chiefly Commonwealth) Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
applesaucenoun(slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
wish-washnounTalk, music, or art, or ideas that lack any value, substance, originality, or meaning; dreck.
tear apartverb(transitive) to destroy
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

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junknounMiscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
rubbishnoun(chiefly Commonwealth) Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
scumnoun(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
trumperynounWorthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
folderolnoun(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
tear apartverb(transitive) to destroy
wish-washnounTalk, music, or art, or ideas that lack any value, substance, originality, or meaning; dreck.
tripenoun(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
pannounA surname.
applesaucenoun(slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
wastenounExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
tackynounAlternative form of tackey. [(US, Southern US) A scrubby, neglected horse.]
dirtbagnoun(slang, derogatory) A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person.
ragnoun(especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).
vulgarnounThe language of a people, especially the commoners.
rascalnoun(often diminutively) A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
ruinnoun(uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
filthnounDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

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