throwaway (n.)

  1. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

    [ Syn: street arab , gamin ]

  2. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; he mailed the circular to all subscribers

    [ Syn: circular , handbill , bill , broadside , broadsheet , flier , flyer ]

  3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

    throwaway (adj.)

  1. thrown away; wearing someones cast-off clothes; throwaway children living on the streets; salvaged some thrown-away furniture

    [ Syn: cast-off , discarded , thrown-away ]

  2. intended to be thrown away after use; throwaway diapers'

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