throwaway
throwaway · throwaways
Something temporary and disposable, asSomething temporary and disposable, as: Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
US/θɹˈoʊəwˌeɪ/
Meaning
2 sensesSomething temporary and disposable, as:
Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
(Internet)A burner account.
More definitions
- words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
- (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Origin
Deverbal from throw away.Deverbal from throw away.
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Forms
plural: throwaways| Singular | throwaway |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets:street arabgamin
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution:circularhandbillbillbroadsidebroadsheetflierflyer
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.