Schund — meaning in English

English meaning

• dross noun Waste or impure matter.
• swill noun Kitchen scraps and liquid waste fed to pigs, or by extension, any low-quality food or drink.
• tripe noun The stomach lining of a cow or other ruminant animal, prepared and eaten as food.

Senses

Schund is used for these senses in English:

• dross (figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.
• swill (by extension, figurative) Anything disgusting or worthless.
• tripe (figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).

dross — full definition

1. noun Waste or impure matter.
2. noun Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
3. noun The impurities in metal.
4. noun A waste product from working with metal.

swill — full definition

1. noun Kitchen scraps and liquid waste fed to pigs, or by extension, any low-quality food or drink.
2. verb To drink greedily and in large quantities.
3. verb To rinse or wash something out with a flood of water.

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