Garbo

noun, slang

noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rubbish collector; a garbage man. Australia, countable, informal

    "Then believe it or not, I worked for some time as a garbo, collecting the rubbish in the wee hours of the morning."

  2. 2
    Garbage; something considered worthless. Australia, Canada, US, colloquial, derogatory, uncountable

    ""Any quartz in the Mountain?" / "Just garbo quartz, not enough to produce any electrical fields." / "No disruption in the magnetic field?" / "No, sir.""

Synonyms

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bin manbin mandustmandustmangarbage collectorgarbage collector

Example

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"Greta Garbo was a Swedish actress."

Etymology

Clipping of garbage + -o (colloquialising suffix).

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