| a. | 1. | designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable. |
| 2. | spoken with deliberate underemphasis; | |
| n. | 1. | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. |
| 2. | words spoken in a casual way with conscious underemphasis. |
| Noun | 1. | throwaway - a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets Synonyms: gamin, street arab |
| 2. | throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" | |
| 3. | throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis | |
| Adj. | 1. | throwaway - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" |
| 2. | throwaway - intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers" |
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