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throwaway
noun
adjective
Something temporary and disposable.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- HROWAWA
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
Something temporary and disposable.
adjective
Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
“As the film opens, a martial-drum-dominated version of the "Star Wars" theme and the inevitable bottom-to-top print crawl inform us that the Clone Wars, a conflict that originated as a throwaway line in the original 1977 film... http//www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/”
Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
“The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.”
Selected or used without care or attention.
In context
Example Sentences
As the film opens, a martial-drum-dominated version of the "Star Wars" theme and the inevitable bottom-to-top print crawl inform us that the Clone Wars, a conflict that originated as a throwaway line in the original 1977 film... http//www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/
The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.
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