throwaway
adjective /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/
/ˈθrəʊəweɪ/
[only before noun]- 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.
- (of goods, etc.) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after use synonym disposable
- throwaway products
- We live in a throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made to last a long time).