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adjective
- 1. denoting or relating to products that are intended to be discarded after being used once or a few times: "a throwaway camera" Similar
- 2. (of a remark) expressed in a casual or understated way: "some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines" Similar
noun
- 1. a thing intended to be discarded after brief use: "the song is hardly even a throwaway"
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THROWAWAY definition: 1. made to be destroyed after use: 2. something that someone says without thinking carefully and…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : one that is or is designed to be thrown away: such as. a. : a free handbill or circular. b. : a line of dialogue (as in a play) de-emphasized by casual delivery. especially : a joke or witticism delivered casually.
Throwaway definition: made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination. See examples of THROWAWAY used in a sentence.
If you say that someone makes a throwaway remark or gesture, you mean that they make it in a casual way, although it may be important, or have some serious or humorous effect. ...a throwaway remark she later regretted.
Definition of throwaway adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual: a throwaway remark. 2. a. anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable. b. ( as modifier ): a throwaway carton. n. (Commerce) chiefly US and Canadian a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place. vb ( tr, adverb)
Definitions of throwaway. noun. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill. see more.
Throwaway definition: made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination. See examples of THROWAWAY used in a sentence.
Throwaway definition: Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.
made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure. delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously: a funny throwaway line that brings applause.
