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carbage

carbage noun: shreds and patches of cloth cut off by a tailor when cutting out clothes.

Noun (1)

carbage (uncountable)

  1. Shreds and patches of cloth cut off by a tailor when cutting out clothes.

Noun (2)

carbage (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Food that is high in carbohydrates.
    • The most important reason to avoid “carbage” like sugar, white flour, and highly processed foods is that they are foreign to our genetic makeup.2006, James O'Keefe, Joan O'Keefe, The Forever Young Diet and Lifestyle, Andrews McMeel, →ISBN, page 87
    • This is the same process that browns foods, such as bread crust. The more carbage we eat, the more glycation occurs.2011, Tyler Graham, Drew Ramsey, The Happiness Diet: A Nutritional Prescription for a Sharp Brain, Balanced Mood, and Lean, Energized Body, Rodale, →ISBN, page 41

Noun (3)

carbage (uncountable)

  1. (informal) garbage in a car

Origin of carbage

Possibly from garbage.

Blend of carb + garbage, or carb + -age.

Blend of car + garbage.

Questions about carbage

What does carbage mean?
Carbage means shreds and patches of cloth cut off by a tailor when cutting out clothes.
What part of speech is carbage?
Carbage is a noun.

Words near carbage in the dictionary

  1. carbacrylamine
  2. carbacrylic
  3. carbacyclic
  4. carbacyclin
  5. carbadox
  6. carbage
  7. Carbajal
  8. Carbajals
  9. carbaldehyde
  10. carbaldehydes
  11. carbalkoxies

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