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Throwaway

noun

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets. Synonyms: gamin, street arab.

An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. Synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill.

Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis.

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"Throwaway" Quotes from Famous Books

... manifests itself under strange and unexpected circumstances, and this black night of January 23, 1919, proved no exception to the rule. Here and there some comrade would throwaway a prized possession to make more room for necessary food or clothing in his pack or pocket. Some other comrade would instantly grab it up and feverishly struggle to get it tied onto his pack or person, little realizing that long before the next thirty hours ...

— The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki - Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 • Joel R. Moore

Words linked to "Throwaway" : unwanted, speech, advertising, depreciation, advert, actor's line, advertisement, broadsheet, disposable, ad, guttersnipe, derogation, advertizing, advertizement, disparagement, stuffer, gamin, words, circular, street urchin, cast-off