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piece of garbage

piece of garbage noun: a bad person or thing; an object of poor quality.

Noun

piece of garbage (plural pieces of garbage)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A bad person or thing; an object of poor quality.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, of, garbage.

Synonyms of piece of garbage

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Forms of piece of garbage

pluralpieces of garbage

Questions about piece of garbage

What does piece of garbage mean?
Piece of garbage means a bad person or thing; an object of poor quality.
What part of speech is piece of garbage?
Piece of garbage is a noun.
What is the plural of piece of garbage?
The plural of piece of garbage is pieces of garbage.

Words near piece of garbage in the dictionary

  1. piece of clothing
  2. piece of crap
  3. piece of crumpet
  4. piece of eight
  5. piece of furniture
  6. piece of garbage
  7. piece of goods
  8. piece of homework
  9. piece of junk
  10. piece of luck
  11. piece of meat

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