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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Rubbish as a verb

Hi

I would like to know if the word rubbish as a verb (criticize someone) is informal or slang?

The boss was too ready to rubbish his staff.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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You see it in most levels of (British) English, certainly up to the level of formality of newspaper articles. It might not be appropriate in very serious and formal writing.

— GPY

  • You see it in most levels of (British) English, certainly up to the level of formality of newspaper articles.
  • It might not be appropriate in very serious and formal writing.
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You see it in most levels of (British) English, certainly up to the level of formality of newspaper articles. It might not be appropriate in very serious and formal writing.
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GPYYou see it in most levels of (British) English,
Interesting! In AmE, it's 'trash' (with about the same register): The boss was too ready to trash his staff.
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Mister MicawberInteresting! In AmE, it's 'trash' (with about the same register): The boss was too ready to trash his staff.
We do also use "trash" over here in a similar way.
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