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garbology

garbology noun: the anthropological study of society through refuse.

Noun

garbology (uncountable)

  1. The anthropological study of society through refuse.

Origin of garbology

From garbage + -ology.

Questions about garbology

What does garbology mean?
Garbology means the anthropological study of society through refuse.
What part of speech is garbology?
Garbology is a noun.

Words near garbology in the dictionary

  1. garboils
  2. garbological
  3. garbologically
  4. garbologist
  5. garbologists
  6. garbology
  7. garbonzas
  8. garbos
  9. garbs
  10. garburate
  11. garburated

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