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throw·away (t̸hrō′ə wā′)
noun
- a leaflet, handbill, etc. distributed as in the streets or from house to house
- anything designed or intended to be discarded after use
- a remark made or made as if casually
- something included only to fill a gap
adjective
- ☆ designed to be discarded after use a throwaway bottle
- delivered in a deliberately offhand manner, as a line of dialogue in a play
- offhand; casual
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