circular file

noun

, Facetious.

1. a wastebasket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of circular file¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The interesting thing is to consider what happens after the document ends up in the circular file in Schiff’s office.

From MSNBC

It is one of a few thousand prints rescued from the “circular file” of the tax assessor’s office more than a half-century ago.

From Seattle Times

This let him conveniently lump two very different Russia-Trump reports into the same manila folder, mislabeled “fake news,” and deposit them in the circular file together.

From New York Times

Contrary to popular opinion that completed guest surveys are dumped directly into the large circular file, our feedback can make a difference.

From Washington Post

One, Cruz, is virtually universally loathed by the politicos in his own party and the other, Trump, is saying things that would normally get a candidate an express ticket to the political circular file.

From New York Times