circular file
Round rubbish bin
Circular file is office slang for a wastebasket or trash can, playing on the formal sound of "file" to humorously suggest that discarded documents are being properly filed rather than thrown away.
The "circular" refers to the round shape of most office wastebaskets.
To put something in the circular file means to throw it away.
That memo went straight into the circular file.
trashcan
Container for refuse
- wastebasketContainer for refuse
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- garbageDiscarded waste material
shredder · waste · junk · discard · toss · paperwork · memos · documents · purge · pitch
dismiss
Send away or reject
veto · trash · discard · toss · brush off · shelve · bury · overlook · forget · sideline
circular filearchive
Stored historical records
filing cabinet · safe · vault · archives · keepsake box
circular filefiling system
Method for organizing documents
official records · file cabinet · document management · master file · registry
circular, circulate, circulation, circulatory, circularity, circularize, circulator, circularized