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- [throh-uh-wey]
- /ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ/
- /ˈθrəʊ.ə.weɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [throh-uh-wey]
- /ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ/
Definitions of throwaway word
- adjective throwaway made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure. 1
- adjective throwaway delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously: a funny throwaway line that brings applause. 1
- noun throwaway something that is made or intended to be discarded. 1
- noun throwaway a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading. 1
- noun throwaway Also called pushout. Informal. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by his or her family, the school system, or society in general. 1
- adjective throwaway casual, desultory 1
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Origin of throwaway
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; adj., noun use of verb phrase throw away
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Parts of speech for Throwaway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
throwaway popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for throwaway
noun throwaway
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- bi-weekly — occurring every two weeks.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
adj throwaway
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
- free-and-easy — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- improv — improvisation.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
adjective throwaway
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- disposable — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- expendable — (of an object) Designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed.
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
Antonyms for throwaway
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