粗そ大だいごみ

also: そだいゴミ

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Meanings

noun

bulky waste; oversized garbage; large refuse

Refers to large household items like furniture or appliances that require special collection. Common in municipal contexts.

粗そ大だいごみは月つきに一いち度どだけ収しゅう集しゅうされます。
Bulky waste is collected only once a month.
引ひっ越こしの前まえに粗そ大だいごみを処しょ分ぶんした。
I disposed of the oversized garbage before moving.

noun

useless husband; retired nuisance husband

jocular, humorouscolloquial

Jocular, colloquial term for a retired husband who is always at home and considered a burden. Often used in phrases like 粗大ごみ亭主.

定てい年ねん退たい職しょくした夫おっとが粗そ大だいごみ化かしている。
My retired husband has turned into a useless man about the house.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を粗そ大だいごみに出だすto put out (an item) as bulky waste
古ふるいタンスを粗そ大だいごみに出だした。
I put out the old wardrobe as bulky waste.
〈人ひと〉を粗そ大だいごみ扱あつかいするto treat someone as if he were useless bulky waste
定てい年ねん後ごの夫おっとを粗そ大だいごみ扱あつかいする妻つまもいる。
Some wives treat their retired husbands as useless nuisances.
粗そ大だいごみを回かい収しゅうするto collect bulky waste
市しが月つきに一いち度ど、粗そ大だいごみを回かい収しゅうしてくれる。
The city collects bulky waste once a month.
粗そ大だいごみとして処しょ分ぶんするto dispose of (something) as bulky waste
壊こわれたソファを粗そ大だいごみとして処しょ分ぶんした。
I disposed of the broken sofa as bulky waste.

Kanji

粗coarse, rough, rugged
大large, big
塵dust, trash, garbage

Related words

濡ぬれ落おち葉ば sense 2
濡れ落ち葉 is a jocular slang term for a clingy retired husband who won't leave his wife's side, while 粗大ごみ (sense 2) mocks him as a useless burden underfoot.
不ふ用よう品ひんN2
粗大ごみ refers specifically to large-sized trash requiring special collection, whereas 不用品 covers any unneeded item regardless of size.

Don't confuse with

燃もえるゴミN3sense 1
燃えるごみ is combustible household waste collected on regular days, unlike 粗大ごみ, which is oversized items requiring special pickup and a fee.
不ふ燃ねんごみ sense 1
不燃ごみ is non-combustible everyday trash like glass or metal scraps, whereas 粗大ごみ refers specifically to large furniture and appliances.
資し源げんごみN2
資源ごみ is small recyclable items sorted by material, while 粗大ごみ refers to large bulky items like furniture that require special disposal.

Written forms

粗そ大だいごみ
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; most common in municipal contexts.
粗そ大だいゴミ
Katakana spelling for ごみ; also common in signs and notices.
粗そ大だい塵ごみ
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
そだいゴミ

Etymology

Compound of 粗大 (oversized, bulky) and ごみ (garbage). The humorous sense derives from the image of a retired husband being like a large, useless item taking up space.