dumpster diving
or Dumpster diving
noun
the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.
Words nearby dumpster diving
dumpish,
dumpling,
dumps,
dumpsite,
dumpster,
dumpster diving,
dumpster fire,
dumpy,
dumpy level,
dumuzi,
dumyat
Example sentences from the Web for dumpster diving
Micah asks one of her dumpster-diving friends, who scored a load of meat too big for any of them to finish.
Discover a secret gadget on your next Silicon Valley dumpster-diving expedition?
British Dictionary definitions for dumpster diving
dumpster diving
/ (ˈdʌmpstə) /
noun
US
the practice of searching through dustbins for discarded but still usable or valuable objects such as food or clothes