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definition

poubelle noun

A dish made from ingredients readily to hand. Can also be used as an adjective to describe such a dish

Example

1) This soup is a bit of a poubelle
2) I do like this poubelle salad

Origin

When staying at a house in France, the nearest takeaway food outlet featured a poubelle pizza. Poubelle is French for rubbish bin

Collector

Riverbankers – 2013
Mark, Naomi, Joy & Felix

See also

rumble-tumble

Submitted: 27/03/2026 by Mark

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