Garbo

Quick meaning: Garbo is a noun meaning (countable, Australia, informal) A rubbish collector; a garbage man.

Meaning

(countable, Australia, informal) A rubbish collector; a garbage man.

More Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, US, uncountable, colloquial, derogatory) Garbage; something considered worthless.

Example Sentences

The priest would bring salvation while the garbo took the rubbish.

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

Then Noelle told me she's a Paralympian and I was like, "Well, my lie was just garbo. That was terrible. Noelle, you're a beast!"

Then they beat me and burned me and locked me up, before handing me back like a piece of garbo, when I acted up or they got tired of me.

Word Forms

• garbos

Synonyms for garbo

Depending on context, synonyms include dustman, trashman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include garbologist, garbageman, garbageperson, garbagewoman, garburator, dirtman.

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