"rubbish bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-rubbish bag.ogg [Australia] Forms: rubbish bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rubbish bag (plural rubbish bags)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A plastic bag produced for the disposal of household waste. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial Categories (topical): Bags Synonyms: black bag [UK], trash bag [US], garbage bag [US]

Inflected forms

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