(Ireland, Commonwealth) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
Shove ladybug graham to the dustbin of history
I really hope what we're seeing with redistricting this year is the last gasp of major racism and white supremacists. I doubt it will ever completely die but hopefully it's knocked down to a faint voice crying from th…
(Ireland, Commonwealth) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
“Shove ladybug graham to the dustbin of history”
“I really hope what we're seeing with redistricting this year is the last gasp of major racism and white supremacists. I doubt it will ever completely die but hopefully it's knocked down to a faint voice crying from the dustbin of history.”
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) garbage can, trash can.
A rubbish bin is the UK, Irish, and Commonwealth English term for what Americans call a trash can or garbage can — the container you toss your waste into. Completely standard and entirely uncontroversial, it's one of those regional vocabulary differences that perfectly illustrates how English diverges across the Atlantic. Whether it's the kitchen bin under the sink, the wheelie bin outside the house, or the large one in the office, if you're in the UK, it's a rubbish bin and that's final.
(chiefly, North American) A bin for garbage; (in particular) a wheelie bin.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) A plastic bag produced for the disposal of household waste.
Starmer's always had an authoritarian streak. Throw in his loves of genocidal lunatics and this is what you get. The sooner he and his rancid govt are consigned to the dustbin of history, the better.
“Starmer's always had an authoritarian streak. Throw in his loves of genocidal lunatics and this is what you get. The sooner he and his rancid govt are consigned to the dustbin of history, the better.”
“three Resistance games, a couple of Killzones, the first two Infamous games, like four Ratchet games, all consigned to the dustbin of history by Sony”