Meanings
comparative garbagier · superlative garbagiest · alternative garbagy
- informalLike 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 1Synonyms: junky, rubbishy, scummy, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLike garbage; trashy, worthless.
Origin
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