trash
UK: træʃ | US: træʃ
n. waste material or unwanted items; rubbish
n. something of poor quality or little value
vt. to discard or destroy as worthless
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The word "trash" originated in the late Middle English period (circa 14th century), likely derived from Old Norse tros ("rubbish, fallen twigs") or Scandinavian dialects. It evolved to broadly mean "worthless material" by the 16th century. Unlike many Latinate words, "trash" retains a compact Germanic structure without separable morphemes. Its blunt phonetic quality mirrors its meaning—short, harsh, and direct, much like the discarded items it describes.
The alley was filled with bags of rotting trash.
Don’t listen to him—his advice is just trash.
She angrily trashed the outdated documents.
The storm left beaches covered in plastic trash.
Critics trashed the film for its lazy plot.