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garbology

[ gahr-bol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.


garbology

/ É¡É‘Ëˈ²úÉ’±ôÉ™»åÏôɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the contents of domestic dustbins to analyse the consumption patterns of households
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of garbology1

First recorded in 1976; garb(age) + -o- + -logy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of garbology1

C20: from garb ( age ) + ology
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Example Sentences

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In fact, Mock and Hendlin’s garbology study, published earlier this month in a weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first to systematically catalog e-cigarette trash.

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The district also has revamped its science program, moving a “garbology†unit to kindergarten.

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Weberman, who “drove us crazy†by sifting through Mr. Dylan’s garbage and analyzing it, a science he called “garbology.â€

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There was A. J. Weberman, who practiced garbology — searching through the trash for information about people like Bob Dylan and John N. Mitchell, the Nixon attorney general.

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