"garbo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 garbo.ogg [Australia] Forms: garbos [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of garbage + -o (colloquialising suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|garbage}} Clipping of garbage, {{suf|en||o|pos2=colloquialising suffix}} + -o (colloquialising suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} garbo (countable and uncountable, plural garbos)
  1. (countable, Australia, informal) A rubbish collector; a garbage man. Tags: Australia, countable, informal Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-garbo-en-noun-hGSjaUA2 Disambiguation of Occupations: 80 20 Disambiguation of People: 85 15 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 50 50
  2. (Australia, Canada, US, uncountable, colloquial, derogatory) Garbage; something considered worthless. Tags: Australia, Canada, US, colloquial, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-garbo-en-noun-tF~z5dyY Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bin man [UK], dustman [UK], garbage collector [Canada, US], garbage man [Australia, Canada, US], refuse collector [UK], sanitation engineer [Canada, US], trashman [Canada, US], garbage collector

Inflected forms

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