Binned

/bɪnd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of bin; to throw something away in a trash container or to discard something as unwanted.

Etymology

From 'bin' (noun) used as a verb in British English, gaining popularity in the 20th century; adding past tense '-ed' following standard regular verb conjugation.

Kelly Says

Binned shows how British English treats trash bins as an action verb—you 'bin' something—while Americans would say 'throw away' or 'trash' it, revealing cultural differences in how we think about refuse.

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