definition of
[throwaway]

[1] #1 throwaway n. [street arab, gamin] (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets. wn

[2] #2 throwaway s. [cast-off, discarded, thrown-away] thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture". wn

[3] #3 throwaway n. [circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer] an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers". wn

[4] #4 throwaway s. intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers". wn

[5] #5 throwaway n. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis. wn