throwawayadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈθrəʊ.ə.weɪ/us/ˈθroʊ.ə.weɪ/made to be destroyed after use:
We live in a throwaway society (= one in which things are thrown away as soon as they have been used).
throwaway comment/line/remark
something that someone says without thinking carefully and is not intended to be serious
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