![]() ![]() large amount of words or ideas that are foolish or untrue : a lot of language that has no meaningīandit -n. capable of being used in place of each other a talk between two or more people : the act of talking a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. Hopefully using our content at VOA Learning English is not garbage in, garbage out.Īnna Matteo wrote this for VOA Learning English. All they said was … good riddance to bad rubbish!Ī: Now, THAT is really trashy trash talk.Īnd that’s all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. So, we called him butter hands.ī: No, he didn’t. Soon we were competing over who had the best insults!Ī: That does sound fun, especially if no one takes it personally.ī: Well … one guy on the other team did. We got very creative with our insults.ī: Nah! It’s all in good fun. The second best thing about the game was all the trash-talking. So, you know what they say: Garbage in, garbage out.Ī: Well, win or lose - it sounds like you had fun.ī: We did. You creamed them! What happened? Did they forget how to play?ī: They said they didn’t practice … at all. Now, as promised, let’s hear two friends use some of these expressions.Ī: How was the basketball game last night? Did your team win?ī: We did! We beat the other team by like 20 points.Ī: Wow. If you put bad food in your body, your energy and physical abilities will be affected.įor this expression, it is common to use “garbage.” Others will understand you if you say, “rubbish in, rubbish out” or “trash in, trash out.” But they don't sound as natural as “garbage in, garbage out.” For example, we often say “garbage in, garbage out” as a warning to eat healthy food. In computing, you might hear an engineer says garbage in, or bad codes, will produce garbage out, or poor computer programs.īut you can use it for other situations as well. ![]() Our last expression for today is “garbage in, garbage out.” This means if something is of bad quality or done incorrectly, it most likely will produce poor results. We say he has a garbage mouth or she has a trash mouth. The same thing happens when a person uses bad language. We do not, however, call it a rubbish bandit. So, a funny name for a raccoon is either trash bandit or garbage bandit. The black color around the eyes makes a raccoon look like a bandit or a robber. Now, there are other expressions that use garbage and trash but not rubbish.Ī raccoon is an animal known for getting into people’s trash cans and stealing their garbage. So, we do not use trash in that expression. We could also say “good riddance to bad garbage.” However, “good riddance to bad trash” does not sound right. So, “good riddance to bad rubbish” means it is better for everyone that the person or thing is leaving. We say “good riddance” as a way of saying “goodbye” to something bad that will not be missed. Here is another expression that uses the words rather well: “Good riddance to bad rubbish.” In that case, you could say that trash talk is a “load of rubbish,” or a “load of garbage.” Those all work and sound natural. We also call that kind of trash talk a load of nonsense. So, we do not say “garbage talk” or “rubbish talk.” The term “trash talk” is a set expression. Members of one team could trash talk to members of another team.įor example, in baseball, if a player hits the ball poorly, the other team might say, “My 80-year-old grandmother hits harder than that!” “Trash talk” is insulting speech aimed at a person or a group. ![]() Let’s begin with this expression: trash talk. Sometimes we use them interchangeably in expressions. In American English, we have other words for trash such as garbage and rubbish. After we talk about some trash expressions, you will hear them used in a conversation. Other things without value or use are trash.Īnd so trash is also our topic for today. Some things you can give away to others or donate. Sometimes that involves simply cleaning your house and getting rid of things you do not need. And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.Īt the beginning of a new year, some people like to start with a clean slate. ![]()
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