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THROWAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does throwaway mean? 

THROWAWAY (noun)
  The noun THROWAWAY has 3 senses:

1. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streetsplay

2. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distributionplay

3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasisplay

  Familiarity information: THROWAWAY used as a noun is uncommon.


THROWAWAY (adjective)
  The adjective THROWAWAY has 2 senses:

1. thrown awayplay

2. intended to be thrown away after useplay

  Familiarity information: THROWAWAY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THROWAWAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gamin; street arab; throwaway

Hypernyms ("throwaway" is a kind of...):

guttersnipe; street urchin (a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bill; broadsheet; broadside; circular; flier; flyer; handbill; throwaway

Context example:

he mailed the circular to all subscribers

Hypernyms ("throwaway" is a kind of...):

ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "throwaway"):

stuffer (an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("throwaway" is a kind of...):

actor's line; speech; words (words making up the dialogue of a play)


THROWAWAY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrown away

Synonyms:

cast-off; discarded; throwaway; thrown-away

Context example:

salvaged some thrown-away furniture

Similar:

unwanted (not wanted; not needed)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Intended to be thrown away after use

Context example:

throwaway diapers

Similar:

disposable (designed to be disposed of after use)


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