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Garbage State

Garbage State proper noun: derogatory name for New Jersey: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Garbage State

  1. (derogatory, humorous, informal) Derogatory name for New Jersey: a state of the United States.

Origin of Garbage State

Modeled after New Jersey's official nickname, Garden State, the implication being that the state is extremely unclean.

Questions about Garbage State

What does Garbage State mean?
Garbage State means derogatory name for New Jersey: a state of the United States.
What part of speech is Garbage State?
Garbage State is a proper noun.

Words near Garbage State in the dictionary

  1. garbage picking
  2. garbage plate
  3. garbage plates
  4. garbage scow
  5. garbage scows
  6. Garbage State
  7. garbage time
  8. garbage truck
  9. garbage trucks
  10. garbage woman
  11. garbage women

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