discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.

any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash.

anything that is contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile

There's nothing but garbage on TV tonight.

worthless talk; lies; foolishness.

Slang . any unnecessary item added to something else, as for appearance only; garnish

I'll have an Old Fashioned, but without the garbage.

useless artificial satellites or parts of rockets floating in space, as satellites that are no longer transmitting information or rocket boosters jettisoned in flight.

Computers . meaningless or unwanted data

That program was not properly debugged and produced nothing but garbage.

noun

bits and pieces , debris , detritus , dreck , dregs , dross , filth , junk , muck , odds and ends * , offal , rubbish , rubble , scrap , scrapings , sewage , slop * , sweepings , swill , trash , [[wastenotes:debris is the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up; garbage is food that is discarded or useless rubbish or a receptacle where rubbish is discarded; trash is worthless material that is to be disposed or a worthless or contemptible person]] , balderdash , blather , bunkum , claptrap , drivel , idiocy , piffle , poppycock , rigmarole , tomfoolery , twaddle , litter , meaningless , recrement , refuse , sordes , waste , waste. associated word:scavenger