throwaway

throw·a·way  (thr-w)

n. pl. throw·a·ways

1. Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.

2. A child or teenager who has been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians and lives on the streets.

adj.

1.

a. Designed or intended to be discarded after use: throwaway packaging.

b. Readily discarding things: a throwaway society.

c. Having been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians: throwaway children living on the streets.

2. Written or delivered in a low-key or offhand manner: "a sentence fragment or quirky throwaway metaphor" (Joyce Carol Oates).

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throwaway [ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ]

adj (prenominal)

1. said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual a throwaway remark

2.

a.  anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc.; disposable

b.  (as modifier) a throwaway carton

n

(Business / Commerce) Chiefly US and Canadian a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place

vb throw away (tr, adverb)

1. to get rid of; discard

2. to fail to make good use of; waste to throw away all one's money on horses

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throwaway - (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets gamin, street arab derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something guttersnipe, street urchin - a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
	2.	throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, flier, bill ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
	3.	throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis actor's line, words, speech - words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
Adj.	1.	throwaway - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" cast-off, discarded, thrown-away unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
	2.	throwaway - intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers" disposable - designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper cups"

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throwaway

adjective

1. disposable, one-use, expendable Now they are producing throwaway razors.

2. (Chiefly Brit.) casual, passing, offhand, careless, understated, unthinking, ill-considered a throwaway remark she later regretted

Translations

throwaway [ˈθrəʊəweɪ] ADJ

1. (= disposable) [bottle, container] → desechable, para tirar

2. (= casual) [remark] → hecho de paso

throwaway [ˈθrəʊəweɪ] adj

(= disposable) [product] → jetable

(= casual) [remark] → désinvolte
throwaway society n
the throwaway society → la société du tout-jetable >

throwaway [ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ] adj (disposable, product) → da buttar via, usa e getta; (casual, remark) → buttato/a lì

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throwaway [ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ] adj (disposable, product) → da buttar via, usa e getta; (casual, remark) → buttato/a lì