THROWAWAY


Meaning of THROWAWAY in English

/ ˈθrəʊəweɪ; NAmE ˈθroʊ-/ adjective [ only before noun ]

1.

throwaway line / remark / comment something you say quickly without careful thought, sometimes in order to be funny :

She was very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.

2.

( of goods, etc. ) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after use

SYN disposable :

throwaway products

We live in a throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made to last a long time) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.