piece of junk

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piece of junk (plural pieces of junk)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece,‎ of,‎ junk.
  2. (derogatory) A bad person or thing; an object of poor quality.
    Synonyms: hunk of junk, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of shit, piece of trash; see also Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:trash
    • 2003, Sonic Team, Sonic Battle, Sega, published 2003, Game Boy Advance, scene: Central Highway - After selecting the area, level/area: Rouge’s Story:
      Eggman: Hmph! I tossed that piece of junk at the beach already!
    • 2013, Stefan Olsdal, Brian Molko (lyrics and music), “Too Many Friends”, in Loud Like Love, performed by Placebo:
      My computer thinks I'm gay / I threw that piece of junk away

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