offal

noun

ˈȯ-fəl How to pronounce offal (audio)
Definition of offalnext
as in garbage
discarded or useless material a pile of offal from the tannery operating in the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of offal This carnivore’s sanctum offers an education in offal, mapping the pig from trompa (snout) to rabo (tail). — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 This isn’t about fetishizing offal. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Kennedy recently encouraged people to embrace offal as a more affordable source of protein. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for offal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offal
  1. garbage
  2. debris
  3. trash
  4. rubbish
  5. sewage
  6. junk
  7. dust
Noun
  • William Gottlieb’s suit also notes that Urban Zen hosts catered gatherings that generate food garbage, therefore creating fodder for the rats.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Once on the first floor, state police found that this area of the home was also cluttered with various things as well as large black garbage bags filled with unknown items, the search warrant said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • Chinese surveillance footage from the Tibetan side of the border shows a huge wall of mud and debris crashing over buildings and engulfing roads as people desperately try to flee the torrent.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • An ice and rock avalanche from a high-altitude glacier may have triggered the flooding, with a large volume of debris entering the Lende Khola tributary, researchers have said in a preliminary assessment.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of debris
Noun
  • To paraphrase Tolstoy, all slop is alike, but every piece of trash is trashy in its own oddball way.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of trash
Noun
  • This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • Notable Mounds of garbage, potholed roads and sewage spills have pushed some voters to abandon their loyalty to the ANC, writes journalist Evaton West for AFP.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Commissioner Kyle Allen, D-1st, told the Post-Tribune Monday that helping Calumet Township residents get their sewage and power restored is a priority for him.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sewage
Noun
  • With the Bombers’ bullpen depleted, the junk-balling lefty didn’t allow a baserunner while recording a three-inning save after Cole hit the showers.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Carlyle pitched itself as a local hero in contrast to New York hustlers and greenmailers, replacing its backing from Drexel Burnham’s junk-bond king, Michael Milken, with money from blue-chip names like the Mellon family.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of junk
Noun
  • Once the novelty wore off, many ended up in storerooms gathering dust.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dust

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