This document provides vocabulary related to meals and chatting, including definitions and examples. Key terms defined include "rubbish" which refers to trash or garbage, especially in British English. Other vocabulary includes "brief" which can refer to a short report or a lawyer, "summary" as a short statement of main information, and "starch" as a substance providing the body with energy found in foods like grains and potatoes. Additional terms defined are "date" as having a romantic relationship, "charming" meaning pleasing, and "curse" as to swear or say bad things because of anger. Finally, it provides the definitions of terms like "soap opera," "fatty," and "shenanigans."

1. CHATTING MEAL VOCABULARY - FEBRUARY
rubbish /'rʌbɪʃ/ noun [uncountable] (especially British English)
 food, paper etc. that is no longer needed and has been thrown away = garbage,
trash (American English):
 a rubbish bin
 household rubbish
rubbish tip/dump (= a place to take rubbish)
Some other meanings:
 informal an idea, statement, etc that is rubbish is silly or wrong and does not deserve
serious attention = nonsense, garbage (American English):
 You do talk rubbish sometimes.
 That’s a load of rubbish.
 The suggestion is absolute rubbish.
rubbish! spoken (= used to tell someone that what they have just said is completely
wrong )
 informal a film, book etc that is rubbish is very bad:
 the usual Hollywood rubbish
THESAURUS
rubbish (especially British English) things that people throw away, such as old food,
dirty paper etc:
 People are being encouraged to recycle their household rubbish.
 the rubbish bin.
garbage/trash (American English) rubbish:
 The garbage is collected every Tuesday.
 There were piles of trash in the backyard.
 a black plastic garbage bag.
refuse formal rubbish:
 The strike has disrupted refuse collection.
 It’s a site which is used for domestic refuse.
litter empty bottles, pieces of paper etc that people have dropped on the ground:
 Parents should teach children not to drop litter.
 There was a lot of litter on the beach.
waste rubbish, or materials that need to be dealt with after they have been used in
industrial processes:
 nuclear/toxic waste
 household waste
 The company was fined for dumping toxic waste in the sea.
spitting ˈ image noun
be the spitting image of somebody to look exactly like someone else.
brief /'bri:f/ noun [countable]
 a short report about something
Some other meanings:

2.  in brief
a) in as few words as possible:
 We should, in brief, invest heavily in digital systems.
b) without any details :
 Here again are today’s headlines in brief.
 (British English informal) the lawyer who represents someone in a court case:
 His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
summary /'sʌməri/noun ( plural summaries ) [countable]
 a short statement that gives the main information about something, without giving
all the details:
 A brief summary is given on a separate sheet.
summary of
 The group produces a monthly summary of their research.
in summary
 In summary, do not sell your shares.
starch /'stɑ:tʃ /noun
 [uncountable] a substance that is mixed with water and is used to make cloth stiff.
Some other meanings:
 [uncountable and countable] a substance which provides your body with energy
and is found in foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes, or a food that contains this
substance = carbohydrate:
 He eats a lot of starch.
 Avoid fatty foods and starches.
date /'deɪt/ verb
 RELATIONSHIP [intransitive and transitive] (American English) to have a romantic
relationship with someone = go out with:
 Is he still dating Sarah?
 Are Chris and Liz dating?
Some other meanings:
 SHOW SB’S AGE [transitive] if something that you say, do, or wear dates you, it shows
that you are fairly old:
 Yes, I remember the moon landings – that dates me, doesn’t it?
 WRITE DATE [transitive] to write or print the date on something:
 a newspaper dated November 23, 1963
 Make sure you sign and date it at the bottom.
 FIND AGE [transitive] to find out when something old was made or formed:
 The rocks are dated by examining the fossils found in the same layer.
 radiocarbon dating
charming /'tʃɑ:mɪŋ/ adjective
 very pleasing or attractive:
 a charming little Italian restaurant
 Harry can be very charming.

3. curse /kɜ:s/ verb
 [intransitive] to swear :
 Gilbert was cursing under his breath.
 [transitive] to say or think bad things about someone or something because they
have made you angry :
 He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after she’d left.
curse somebody/something for (doing) something
 Elsa cursed herself for believing his lies.
 curse somebody ↔ out phrasal verb (American English) informal to swear at
someone who has made you angry.
Some other meanings:
 [transitive] to ask God or a magical power to harm someone
ˈ soap ˌ opera noun [countable]
 a television or radio story about the daily lives and relationships of the same group
of people, which is broadcast regularly.
! but novel is a long written story in which the characters and events are usually
imaginary → fiction :
 a novel by Jane Austen
fatty /'fæti/ noun (plural fatties) [countable] informal
 an insulting word for someone who is fat
shenanigans /ʃə'nænɪgənz/ noun [plural] informal
 bad behaviour that is not very serious, or slightly dishonest activities:
 She wouldn’t put up with his shenanigans.
 financial shenanigans