"throwaway" in the noun sense
1. street arab, gamin, throwaway
sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
2. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, 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
"throwaway" in the adjective sense
1. cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away
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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