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throwaway in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
    "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
    circular  handbill  bill  broadside  broadsheet  flier  flyer  throwaway 
  2. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
    street arab  gamin  throwaway 
  3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
    throwaway 
adjective
  1. thrown away
    "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
    cast-off  discarded  throwaway  thrown-away 
  2. intended to be thrown away after use
    "throwaway diapers"
    throwaway 
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