throwaway

(thrōˈə-wāˌ)

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.

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).