Definition of Throwaway

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

Exact synonyms: Gamin, Street Arab
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Generic synonyms: Guttersnipe, Street Urchin

2. Adjective. Thrown away. "Salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
Exact synonyms: Cast-off, Discarded, Thrown-away
Similar to: Unwanted

3. Noun. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. "He mailed the circular to all subscribers"

4. Adjective. Intended to be thrown away after use. "Throwaway diapers"
Similar to: Disposable

5. Noun. Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis.
Generic synonyms: Actor's Line, Speech, Words

Definition of Throwaway

1. [n -WAYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throwaway

throughput
throughputs
throughway
through and through
through an experiment
through drainage
through empirical observation
through transfer imaging
through with(p)
throve
throw
throw
throw-crook
throw-in
throw-weight
throwaway (current term)
throwaway(a)
throwaway(p)
throwaways
throwback
throwback(a)
throwbacks
throwe
thrower
throwers
throwes
throwing
throwings
throwing away
throwing board

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