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   Throw·a·way

   /ˈTHrōəˌwā/

   

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to products that are intended to be discarded after being used once or a few times: "a throwaway camera" Similar disposableexpendableone-usenonreturnableone-waysingle-tripcheapephemeralobsolescentpaperplasticbiodegradablephotodegradable
   • 2. (of a remark) expressed in a casual or understated way: "some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines" Similar casualpassingcarelessunthinkingunstudiedunconsideredill-consideredparentheticalnonchalantoffhand

   noun

   • 1. a thing intended or destined to be discarded after brief use or appeal: "the song is hardly even a throwaway"

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