Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australia, countable, informal)A rubbish collector; a garbage man.

  2. (Australia, Canada, US, colloquial, derogatory, uncountable)Garbage; something considered worthless.

More definitions
  • United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Greta Garbo was a Swedish actress.

    ruГрета Гарбо была шведской актрисой. — Karok

    deGreta Garbo war eine schwedische Schauspielerin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Greta Garbo was one of the great stars of the silent era.

    deGreta Garbo war eine der großen Ikonen der Stummfilmzeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Who was Greta Garbo?

Origin

Clipping of garbage + -o (colloquialising suffix).

Clipping of garbage + -o (colloquialising suffix).

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Forms

plural: garbos
Singulargarbo
Pluralgarbos

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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