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throwaway
('/T/r/oU//@/,w/eI/ )

noun (n)

  • (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    gamin, street arab
    source: wordnet30
  • an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill
    source: wordnet30
  • words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • thrown away(adj.all)
    Example:
    Throwaway children living on the streets.
    Synonym:
    cast-off, discarded, thrown-away
    source: wordnet30
  • intended to be thrown away after use(adj.all)
    Example:
    Throwaway diapers.
    source: wordnet30
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