Overview of noun throwaway

The noun throwaway has 3 senses

• street arab, gamin, throwaway -- ((sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets)


• circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")


• throwaway -- (words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis)

Overview of adj throwaway

The adj throwaway has 2 senses

• cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away -- (thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture")


• throwaway -- (intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers")