3 ms·Is it transitive? As an American I know the word, but rubbish as a verb is utterly unfamiliar.by oasisbob 3mo agoIs it transitive? As an American I know the word, but rubbish as a verb is utterly unfamiliar.afandian 3mo agoYes. "I rubbished his proposal", i.e. "I criticised his proposal". (I can't imagine what an intransitive 'rubbish' would mean!)oasisbob 3mo agoThanks, that makes the parallels with "trash" clear. I could have chosen a better example.deleted 3mo ago[deleted]