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throwaway
[ throh-uh-wey ]
adjective
- made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination:
a throwaway container;
a throwaway brochure.
- delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously:
a funny throwaway line that brings applause.
noun
- something that is made or intended to be discarded.
- a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading.
- Also called pushout. Informal: Disparaging and Offensive. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by their family, the school system, or society in general.
throwaway
/ ˈθəʊəˌɱɪ /
adjective
- said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual
a throwaway remark
- anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable
- ( as modifier )
a throwaway carton
noun
- a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place
verb
- to get rid of; discard
- to fail to make good use of; waste
to throw away all one's money on horses
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of throwaway1
Example Sentences
The three men – shown to be experienced international criminals – had been undone by tenacious detectives who found their throwaway piece of tech.
There are throwaway references to the Baker Street Irregulars and the Red-Headed League.
Instead of burying the concept in a throwaway theme song, the show could weave honest dialogue about this new social contract throughout its episodes, replacing silence with understanding.
This can be connected in part to recently passed public policy mandating that caterers and restaurants reduce throwaway containers.
Badenoch has not ruled out leaving the ECHR, but has repeatedly said there needs to be a bigger plan and not just "a throwaway promise to win a leadership election."
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