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Throwaway
/θrˈoʊəwˌeɪ/
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Throwaway
noun
1.
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
Synonyms:
gamin
,
street arab
.
2.
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.
Synonyms:
bill
,
broadsheet
,
broadside
,
circular
,
flier
,
flyer
,
handbill
.
3.
Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis.
adjective
1.
Thrown away.
Synonyms:
cast-off
,
discarded
,
thrown-away
.
"Throwaway children living on the streets" , "Salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
2.
Intended to be thrown away after use.
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man, watchful among the warm sweet fumes of Graham Lemon's, placed a
throwaway
in
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— Ulysses • James Joyce
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