garbo
(Australia, North America, uncountable, colloquial, derogatory) Garbage; something considered worthless.
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Repeat after me: I am not grander than Ted Kaczynski. I am not grander than Little Alex Horne. I am not grander than Greta Garbo. I am not grander than Anna Khachiyan. But if I stand back and watch and learn, I wil…
I haven't posted on bluesky in forever! I have actually been more active on twitter but also haven't drawn Garbo in a long time so I might soon! . . . . . . . Tags #meleeniacs #garbo #whiteboardfox
Tired as frick Depressed as frick Feels like human fricken garbo I guess its a stay in bed and sleep the FRICKEN day away.
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(Australia, North America, uncountable, colloquial, derogatory) Garbage; something considered worthless.
“Tired as frick Depressed as frick Feels like human fricken garbo I guess its a stay in bed and sleep the FRICKEN day away.”
“Tired as frick Depressed as frick Feels like human fricken garbo I guess its a stay in bed and sleep the FRICKEN day away.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable, Australia, informal) A rubbish collector; a garbage man.
“Repeat after me: I am not grander than Ted Kaczynski. I am not grander than Little Alex Horne. I am not grander than Greta Garbo. I am not grander than Anna Khachiyan. But if I stand back and watch and learn, I will be grander than I am.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I haven't posted on bluesky in forever! I have actually been more active on twitter but also haven't drawn Garbo in a long time so I might soon! . . . . . . . Tags #meleeniacs #garbo #whiteboardfox”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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