throwaway(p)

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intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers
throwaway
Selected or used without care or attention
throwaway
Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded

Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain.

throwaway
Being intended for single use
throwaway
Extemporaneous; off the cuff

The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated in all the new sound-bytes.

throwaway line
A line of dialog that suggests new plot lines but that mean little or nothing in the current context

I was intrigued by the exchange in one of the opening scenes where the Warden says to Snake: You flew the wing-five over Leningrad, didn't you? It turns out to be just a throwaway line, but for a moment it worked like the best SF, where a casual reference can imply a lot. http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/gibson_interview.html.

throwaway
If you say that someone makes a throwaway remark or gesture, you mean that they make it in a casual way, although it may be important, or have some serious or humorous effect. a throwaway remark she later regretted
throwaway
words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
throwaway
disposable, intended to be used once and then discarded; been rejected
throwaway
a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets
throwaway
{i} advertisement distributed on the street or slipped under a door, circular
throwaway
intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
throwaway
thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
throwaway
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
throwaway
A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away. Now they are producing throwaway razors
throwaway(p)
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