Definition of "throwaway" in English

adjective

1. Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.

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

2. Extemporaneous; off the cuff.

   • The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.

3. Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect.

   • 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... https://web.archive.org/web/20150911134648/http://www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/
   • 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125090151/http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/gibson_interview.html

noun

1. Something temporary and disposable, as: