trash panda
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trash panda
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From the likening of the black patches around a raccoon's eyes to similar markings on a giant panda, it being in the same superfamily as the red panda, and a reference to its tendency to forage for garbage in urban environments.
noun trash pandas
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A raccoon, especially one that forages in garbage cans.
Braddock Baskett of the Orlando-area attempted to give some raccoons food. […] Maybe he should’ve taken his own warning before feeding the “trash panda”.
Similar: dumpster bandit, dumpster panda, garbage panda
Talk about this word "trash panda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trash%20panda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trash panda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trash%20panda "trash panda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trash%20panda.Cite this
@misc{trash_panda_2026,
title = {trash panda},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trash%20panda},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
