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throwaway

DEFINITIONS OF: throwaway

1

n an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

Synonyms:
bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill
Types:
stuffer
an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
Type of:
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
a public promotion of some product or service

n (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

Synonyms:
gamin, street arab
Type of:
guttersnipe, street urchin
a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas

n words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

Type of:
actor's line, speech, words
words making up the dialogue of a play

adj intended to be thrown away after use

“throwaway diapers”
Synonyms
disposable
designed to be disposed of after use

adj thrown away

“throwaway children living on the streets”
Synonyms:
cast-off, discarded, thrown-away
unwanted
not wanted; not needed
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