garbageyadj.
/ˈɡɑːbᵻdʒi/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrbɪdʒi/ Reminiscent or characteristic of garbage; trashy, worthless; of poor quality; foul.
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1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. ii. 39 They [sc. the locusts] were lying about in gutters with a tempting, garbagey look, but evidently the jack crows found them absolutely mawkish.
1967 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 21 Dec. 28/2 The garbagy programming of tv..is all too reminiscent of the desperately failing days of radio in the 1940s.
1989 J. C. Oates Time Traveler ii. 57 Charles Street, near Varick, a garbagey smell to the air.
1998 Guardian 5 Dec. (Sat. Review section) 2/5 Probably the happiest finds are the inventive children's toys, lovingly fashioned in wood or metal rather than garbagey plastic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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