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Definition of dumpster dive

dumpster dive

verb

  • to search dumpsters for useful material.
                                               

                                                                    

    Citation from "What About Blob?", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

  • to search dumpsters for information about a company.
                                                       

                                                                                                  

    Citation from "Reconstructing Alice", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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