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throwaway definition

throw·away (t̸hrō′ə wā′)

noun

  1. a leaflet, handbill, etc. distributed as in the streets or from house to house
  2. anything designed or intended to be discarded after use
  3. a remark made or made as if casually
  4. something included only to fill a gap

adjective

  1. ☆ designed to be discarded after use a throwaway bottle
  2. delivered in a deliberately offhand manner, as a line of dialogue in a play
  3. offhand; casual

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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