throwaway Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
   gamin; street arab.
   
2. noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; broadsheet; circular.
   
   • he mailed the circular to all subscribers
3. noun words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
   
4. adjective satellite thrown away
   discarded; cast-off; thrown-away.
   
   • wearing someone's cast-off clothes
   • throwaway children living on the streets
   • salvaged some thrown-away furniture
5. adjective satellite intended to be thrown away after use
   
   • throwaway diapers

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