throwaway

Plural: throwaways

Noun

• (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
• an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
• words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
• Something temporary and disposable, as:
• Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
• Something temporary and disposable, as:
• A burner account.

Adjective Satellite

• thrown away
  • "throwaway children living on the streets"
• intended to be thrown away after use
  • "throwaway diapers"

Adj

• Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
• Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
• Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect.

Examples

• The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.
• Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the more ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain.

Synonyms

bill, broadsheet, broadside, cast-off, circular, discarded, flier, flyer, gamin, handbill, street arab, thrown-away, disposable, single-use

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