See Also: throwaway(dictionary)

throwaway (oh)



throwaway remark/line/comment etc
something that someone says or writes quickly, without thinking carefully about it
::It was only a throwaway comment.
::He claims people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the article.
throwaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used them
-synonym disposable disposable
::a throwaway cigarette lighter
throwaway society
used to show disapproval when talking about modern societies in which products are not made to last a long time