Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Rubbish /rŭb'-ĭsh/ · Rub·bish · IPA /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ n. a. 01 n. Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruin… 1. Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; débris. “What rubbish and what offal!” — Shak. “he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie.” — Dryden. Phrases & compounds Rubbish pulley — See Gin block, under Gin. 02 a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. 1. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.