garbagey en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English garbage Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English garbagey From garbage + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Like garbage; trashy, worthless.
When Schoppville’s incinerator failed to solve the garbage disposal problem, the surplus was hauled up a ramp and dumped into hoppers for the trip to Mudville flats. Porkers were utilized to help clean up spillage—garbage was garbagier in those days!
1969, Harold H. Carstens, editor, Railroad Model Craftsman, volume 38, Ramsey, N.J.: Model Craftsman Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 31, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| garbagy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| garbagiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| garbagier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
scummy · not worth a dime · for the birds · valueless · not worth salt · not worth a nickel · junky · not worth a farthing · of no value · punk · goodless · blown · vain · not worth a damn · shitty-ass · cocking · not worth a plug nickel · mouldy · cacky · tripy · cullionly · chaffy · not worth a brass farthing · not worth a penny · nonvaluable · duffing · drecky · tenth-rate · not worth hell room · cruddy · shitey · rubbishy · naughty · wutless · jabberwocky · rubbishy · good-for-nothing · not worth a whistle · fucking · strawlike · not worth a curse · ineffectual · suckworthy · unappreciated · worthless · rubbishly · draffish · no good / no-good · shitstained · mucid · pissass · invaluable · triobolar · draffy · unvaluable · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · screwy · sorry-ass · shand · junky · scabbed · scummy · dreckish · not worth a cress · sixpenny · not worth a cent · shit · not worth a Continental · worth nothing · garbagey · two-bit · bastardly · toshy · good-for-naught · putid · crapalicious · no-account · trinkety · nought