mullock
Worthless rock debris
Mullock is mining waste—the rock, earth, and debris left over after extracting ore.
In Australian and New Zealand English, it extends to rubbish or nonsense.
To poke mullock at someone is to mock or ridicule them: They poked mullock at his fancy new hat.
The phrase is distinctly Australian.
Post-extraction mineral waste
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
- spoilDamage or overindulge
- overburdenLoad beyond capacity
dross · excavation · ore · quarry · digging · shaft · prospecting · sifting
tailings
Post-extraction mineral waste
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
- spoilDamage or overindulge
overburden · dross · excavation · ore · quarry · digging · shaft · prospecting · sifting · extraction
refuse
Reject or garbage
debris · detritus · litter · rubble · scrap · waste · discards · wreckage · remnants · dregs
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
drivel · twaddle · claptrap · bunkum · codswallop · poppycock · malarkey · rot · tripe · garbage