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Definition of throwaway adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

throwaway

adjective
 
/ˈθrəʊəweɪ/
 
/ˈθrəʊəweɪ/
[only before noun]
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  1. throwaway line/remark/comment something you say quickly without careful thought, sometimes in order to be funny
    • She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
  2. (of goods, etc.) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after use synonym disposable
    • throwaway products
    • We live in a throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made to last a long time).
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