TELEVISION Literally translated from English, "thrash" means trash. As a genre, thrash is not just a counterpoint to existing sweetened reality, it's not just "wrong", it's "wrongness cubed". Some call it... Literally translated from English, "thrash" means garbage. As a genre, thrash is not just a counterpoint to existing sweetened reality, it's not just "wrong", it's "wrongness cubed". Some call it art, however, grown out of vulgarity. For example, Verka Serduchka is originally thrash.