carbage

Shreds and patches of cloth cut off by a tailor when cutting out clothes.

Noun

  1. Shreds and patches of cloth cut off by a tailor when cutting out clothes.

Origin

Possibly from garbage.

Noun derogatory, slang

  1. Food that is high in carbohydrates.
    • The most important reason to avoid “carbage” like sugar, white flour, and highly processed foods is that they are foreign to our genetic makeup. - 2006, James O'Keefe, Joan O'Keefe, The Forever Young Diet and Lifestyle,...
    • This is the same process that browns foods, such as bread crust. The more carbage we eat, the more glycation occurs. - 2011, Tyler Graham, Drew Ramsey, The Happiness Diet: A Nutritional Prescription for a Sharp Brain,...
    • A plain garden salad. That was all she ordered, making me feel like a heifer for having gotten the fried chicken quesadilla. But screw it. After the embarrassment I'd suffered, I needed major carbage. - 2012, Mari...

Origin

Blend of carb + garbage, or carb + -age.

Noun informal, uncountable

  1. garbage in a car

Origin

Blend of car + garbage.