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trash vs rubbish

Discarded material; waste to be thrown away.

American
trash

“Don't forget to take the trash out before you leave.”

British
rubbish

“Don't forget to take the rubbish out before you leave.”

Good to know

'Trash' is American and 'rubbish' is British for waste material. 'Rubbish' also serves the British as an adjective or exclamation meaning 'nonsense' or 'poor quality', a sense 'trash' shares only loosely.

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