throwaway - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

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denoting or relating to products that are intended to be discarded after being used once or a few times

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a throwaway camera

we live in a throwaway society

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(adjective)

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(of a remark) expressed in a casual or understated way

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some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines

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(noun)

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a thing intended to be discarded after brief use

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the song is hardly even a throwaway