Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbage

/ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rub-bage
IPA: /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of rubbish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"E'er since poor Cheapside cross in rubbage lay, [...]"
""And ain't you had nothing but that kind of rubbage to eat?" / "No, sah—nuffn' else.""
"Simply because as Taciturn pretells, our wrongstoryshortener, he dumptied the wholeborrow of rubbages on to soil here."
"CRUFT: that which magically amounds in the Clubroom just before you walk in to clean up. In other words, rubbage. / [September 2005 commentary]: [...] Rubbage is a rare term for rubbish, but I had heard it used growing up in New England."
"I didn't want him to buy any more rubbage."

Etymology

Possibly from rubb(ish) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: age

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rubbages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rubbage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/.
What does rubbage mean?: Alternative form of rubbish.
Where does rubbage come from?: Possibly from rubb(ish) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance).

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