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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 streets
2. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
Familiarity information: THROWAWAY used as a noun is uncommon.
• THROWAWAY (adjective)
The adjective THROWAWAY has 2 senses:
1. thrown away
2. intended to be thrown away after use
Familiarity information: THROWAWAY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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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