Throwaway
adjective
1.
made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination:
a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
2.
delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously:
a funny throwaway line that brings applause.
noun
3.
something that is made or intended to be discarded.
4.
a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading.
5.
Also called pushout. Informal. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by his or her family, the school system, or society in general.
adjective (prenominal)
1.
said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual: a throwaway remark
2.
anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable
(as modifier): a throwaway carton
noun
3.
(mainly US & Canadian) a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place
verb (transitive, adverb)
4.
to get rid of; discard
5.
to fail to make good use of; waste: to throw away all one’s money on horses
throw a monkey wrench into something
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