1. Intended to be thrown away after use
   "throwaway diapers"
    
2. [informal] Done or made without serious attention or effort; casual or offhand
   "He made a throwaway comment about the weather"

1. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   "he mailed the throwaway to all subscribers";
   - circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, dodger [US]
    
2. Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
   "His throwaway comment about the company's finances raised suspicions"
    
3. [archaic] (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
   "The Victorian novel depicted the harsh life of a London throwaway";
   - street Arab, gamin [archaic]

1. Throw or cast away
   "throw away your worries";
   - discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, cast away, put away

Derived forms: threw away, throws away, throwing away, thrown away, throwaways

See also: disposable

Type of: ad [informal], advert [Brit], advertisement, advertising, advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard], get rid of, guttersnipe, remove, speech, street urchin, words

Encyclopedia: Throwaway