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garbagey

garbagey adjective: like garbage; trashy, worthless.

Adjective

garbagey (comparative garbagier, superlative garbagiest)

  1. (informal) Like garbage; trashy, worthless.
    • When Schoppville’s incinerator failed to solve the garbage disposal problem, the surplus was hauled up a ramp and dumped into hoppers for the trip to Mudville flats. Porkers were utilized to help clean up spillage—garbage was garbagier in those days!1969, Harold H. Carstens, editor, Railroad Model Craftsman, volume 38, Ramsey, N.J.: Model Craftsman Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 31, column 1

Synonyms of garbagey

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Forms of garbagey

comparativegarbagier
superlativegarbagiest
alternative formgarbagy

Origin of garbagey

From garbage + -y.

Questions about garbagey

What does garbagey mean?
Garbagey means like garbage; trashy, worthless.
What part of speech is garbagey?
Garbagey is an adjective.

Words near garbagey in the dictionary

  1. garbagescape
  2. garbagescapes
  3. garbageware
  4. garbagewoman
  5. garbagewomen
  6. garbagey
  7. garbaggio
  8. garbagier
  9. garbagiest
  10. garbaging
  11. garbagy

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