throwawayn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈθrəʊəweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈθroʊəˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to throw away at throw v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to throw away at throw v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

A. n.

1. Something that has been or is worthy of being thrown away or discarded; that which may be squandered. Also: an act of throwing away, discarding, or squandering something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused

offcasta1387

rejected1593

refusal1618

discarding1731

refused1740

return1749

throwaway1870

discard1888

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > waste > that which is wasted

wastinga1300

throwaway1870

1870 J. Lukin Amateur Mechanic's Workshop 104 You will find yourself buying a new lathe of better quality, and the first will be seen to have been a throw-away of money.

1911 Sat. Evening Post 22 Apr. 59 (advt.) Hundreds of articles which you now throw away as ruined, can be made like new... Send for a book that tells how to get value out of your household throwaways.

1955 N.Y. Times 29 May vi. 15/1 Generally, the program opens with a line of girls in two or three minutes of fast-stepping, high-kicking precision dancing. This is a throwaway, designed to get late-comers settled into their seats before the real show starts.

1987 J. Shaw Closeups in Nature 16/1 One person's photographic jewels may be another person's throwaways.

2003 J. Morris in Times 14 May (Everest section) 12/2 They look like groups of gentlemanly ruffians, dressed in apparent throwaways, old army jerseys, battered trilby hats.

a. A printed sheet, handbill, etc., not intended to be kept after it has been read; a pamphlet, leaflet, newspaper, etc., given away for free and usually discarded after reading.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [noun] > throw-away or insert

throwaway1883

insert1893

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > leafleting > leaflet for public distribution

flying sheet1769

fly-sheet1833

leaflet1860

throwaway1883

fly-bill1891

handout1907

1883 Sporting Times 20 Oct. 2/2 Ballad of the Throwaway.

1887 Era 3 Sept. 5/1 Splendid Printing, including..Photos., Throw-aways, &c.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 144 A sombre Y. M. C. A. young man..placed a throwaway in a hand of Mr Bloom.

1965 Newsweek 21 June 70/2 The advertisements in the two editions of the weekly shopper's throwaway.

2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) iii. 125 So it's back to the car and my red-inked help-wanted ads, both in the Star Tribune and a throwaway called Employment News.

b. Chiefly colloquial (originally U.S.). An item designed to be discarded after use, or one having a short lifespan; spec. a disposable container.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > disposable

throwaway1947

1947 Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) 3 July 16/5 Plenty cans and throwaways for Picnics.

1953 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. (B ed.) 30/7 The group of county delegates submitted a bill..which would ban the dispensing of alcoholic beverages in throw-aways.

1976 Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 29 Oct. 3 a/3 Consumers could save millions of dollars a year in lower prices if soft drinks and beer were sold in returnable containers instead of throwaways.

2012 R. Mofina They Disappeared xx. 124 They're using an untraceable cell phone, a throwaway.

3. U.S. A person who has been abandoned; esp. a child or teenager thrown out or forced out of his or her home. Sometimes contrasted with runaway n. 1a.

ΚΠ

1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. 70 When I growed into a chunk uv a boy, I knowed I wuz a throw-away.

1969 L. A. Richette Throwaway Children v. 100 I too was filled with sadness—for him and all the other throwaways who are cheated out of childhood.

1991 Urban Anthropol. 20 196 Many of the teens whose interviews reveal that they have..slept in cars, and sometimes gone to shelters or other institutional settings, are runaways or throwaways from very difficult family situations.

2001 R. B. Flowers Runaway Kids & Teenage Prostitution ii. 19 How many runaways or missing children are actually throwaways?

4. A trivial or insignificant line of speech, remark, etc.; (also) a remark or comment that is delivered in a casual way, or that is understated or played-down, often for increased dramatic effect.

ΚΠ

1960 20th Cent. Aug. 137 Each is a finely polished stylist: let no one be deceived by the easy, laconic throw-away of Ada Leverson.

1976 B. Jackson Flameout vi. 115 It was a pity that the best question was a throwaway to the other reporters: they didn't deserve it.

1990 Guardian 3 Dec. 37/2 He decorates the story with choice throwaways about the none-too-bright Ed (‘It was once said he could light up a room by leaving it’).

2003 Financial Times 6 June 17/4 The more dangerous he gets, the more you love him—even in little throwaways, as when he says to Hildy's fiancé: ‘God, you are so fascinating.’

B. adj.

a. Designed to be discarded after use, or to have a short lifespan, disposable; that is a throwaway (sense A. 2a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > disposable

throwaway1886

disposable1943

1886 Era 21 Aug. 4/4 Special Window Bills and Throwaway Cards.

1928 Weekly Disp. 13 May 17 You can..clean your face at intervals with those throwaway hankies you buy from any chemist.

1958 Engineering 7 Feb. 192/3 The butane comes from a throwaway cartridge.

1982 J. Hansen Gravedigger iv. 33 Two plastic-handled throwaway razors.

2014 New Scientist 11 Oct. 38/4 The kinds of throwaway products that now clog landfills: cheap toys, bottles, cellphone parts.

b. Relating to or characterized by the (excessive) use of disposable goods, or of goods having a short lifespan.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > disposable > characterized by use of disposable goods

throwaway1940

1940 Sci. News Let. 24 Feb. 125/2 On the list of Pervel products today are..scores of other products where a ‘throwaway’ principle can apply.

1969 New Scientist 25 Sept. 648/1 We will undoubtedly have a formidable litter problem in our ‘throw away’ world..from..household equipment with built-in obsolescence.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Mar. 188/1 At the same time the ‘throw away’ attitude developed in society.

2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Dec. 31 There is a growing awareness about the environmental and societal risks of our throwaway culture.

2. Of a price: so low as to represent very little or no profit to the seller; very low.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > extremely cheap

dog cheap1526

dagger-cheap1592

as cheap as dirta1817

dirt-cheap1821

throwaway1887

1887 Glasgow Herald 10 May 1/7 Throw-Away Price 3½d; would be cheap at 7½d per yard.

1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold xiii. 288 With a modicum of luck they might even be able to record every claim they had pegged—and then get rid of them at throw-away prices.

1967 Spectator 14 July 53/3 At throwaway prices everyone can afford the latest Camp, and there will be something new coming along next month.

2011 Times of India (Nexis) 26 Nov. He had to sell his paddy at a throw away price.

a. Of a line or speech, remark, etc.: trivial, insignificant; (also) delivered in a casual way; understated or played-down, often for increased dramatic effect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing

undervaluing1639

ill-judginga1715

underrating1721

unappreciative1840

misappreciative1866

conservative1884

inappreciative1897

meiotic1907

throwaway1942

low-balling1957

1942 Olean (N.Y) Times-Herald 15 Sept. 9/2 She is never given more than a throwaway line or two.

1956 Time & Tide 25 Feb. 198/3 I am an assiduous collector of those valuable ‘throw-away’ jokes which can be used to brighten up speeches.

1993 Times 31 July (Mag. section) 24/4 We are amused, surprised, outraged, or simply stunned by the perfectly crafted throw-away remarks which propel the horrible plot.

2009 L. Papadopoulos What Men say, what Women Hear i. 12 A throwaway comment from your ex-boyfriend about how he's not really into blondes turns into My hair looks bad, and if he thinks so, so will every other guy.

b. Characterized by understatement; casual or understated in style or technique.

ΚΠ

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard vii. 102 He was more cunning than he seemed with that throw-away sixth-form voice.

1962 Times 1 May 15/1 One act, the Temperance Seven, is very good, but their technique in their half-comic, wholly loving re-creations on 1920s popular music is too throwaway, too underplayed to storm an audience's sympathies.

1972 Daily Tel. 29 June 7/7 You can carry your enthusiasm..into casual slouchy nonchalance, and the outstanding collection of Stephen Adnitt had plenty of this throwaway chic.

2014 S. Zagorski-Thomas Musicol. Record Production v. 80 Cocker's timbre gives the impression of a throwaway delivery and a world-weary lack of effort.

4. U.S. Of a person: that has been abandoned; esp. (of a child or teenager) that has been thrown out or forced out of his or her home. Sometimes contrasted with runaway adj. 1a.

ΚΠ

1969 L. A. Richette (title) The throwaway children.

1973 D. Butler et al. Runaway House Handbk. iii. 39/2 More programs housing ‘throwaway’ kids would alleviate the incredible overcrowding in detention facilities and in public residential treatment facilities.

1986 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 25 Sept. 21/1 We deal with the throwaway people, the people who have no family or friends.

2006 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News (Nexis) 23 Dec. Homeless people in New Mexico include..migrant workers, runaway or throwaway teens, victims of domestic violence and veterans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	throwaway
释义	throwawayn.adj. Brit. /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈθroʊəˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to throw away at throw v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to throw away at throw v.¹ Phrasal verbs. A. n. 1. Something that has been or is worthy of being thrown away or discarded; that which may be squandered. Also: an act of throwing away, discarding, or squandering something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused offcasta1387 rejected1593 refusal1618 discarding1731 refused1740 return1749 throwaway1870 discard1888 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > waste > that which is wasted wastinga1300 throwaway1870 1870 J. Lukin Amateur Mechanic's Workshop 104 You will find yourself buying a new lathe of better quality, and the first will be seen to have been a throw-away of money. 1911 Sat. Evening Post 22 Apr. 59 (advt.) Hundreds of articles which you now throw away as ruined, can be made like new... Send for a book that tells how to get value out of your household throwaways. 1955 N.Y. Times 29 May vi. 15/1 Generally, the program opens with a line of girls in two or three minutes of fast-stepping, high-kicking precision dancing. This is a throwaway, designed to get late-comers settled into their seats before the real show starts. 1987 J. Shaw Closeups in Nature 16/1 One person's photographic jewels may be another person's throwaways. 2003 J. Morris in Times 14 May (Everest section) 12/2 They look like groups of gentlemanly ruffians, dressed in apparent throwaways, old army jerseys, battered trilby hats. 2. a. A printed sheet, handbill, etc., not intended to be kept after it has been read; a pamphlet, leaflet, newspaper, etc., given away for free and usually discarded after reading. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [noun] > throw-away or insert throwaway1883 insert1893 society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > leafleting > leaflet for public distribution flying sheet1769 fly-sheet1833 leaflet1860 throwaway1883 fly-bill1891 handout1907 1883 Sporting Times 20 Oct. 2/2 Ballad of the Throwaway. 1887 Era 3 Sept. 5/1 Splendid Printing, including..Photos., Throw-aways, &c. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. viii. [Lestrygonians] 144 A sombre Y. M. C. A. young man..placed a throwaway in a hand of Mr Bloom. 1965 Newsweek 21 June 70/2 The advertisements in the two editions of the weekly shopper's throwaway. 2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) iii. 125 So it's back to the car and my red-inked help-wanted ads, both in the Star Tribune and a throwaway called Employment News. b. Chiefly colloquial (originally U.S.). An item designed to be discarded after use, or one having a short lifespan; spec. a disposable container. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > disposable throwaway1947 1947 Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) 3 July 16/5 Plenty cans and throwaways for Picnics. 1953 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. (B ed.) 30/7 The group of county delegates submitted a bill..which would ban the dispensing of alcoholic beverages in throw-aways. 1976 Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 29 Oct. 3 a/3 Consumers could save millions of dollars a year in lower prices if soft drinks and beer were sold in returnable containers instead of throwaways. 2012 R. Mofina They Disappeared xx. 124 They're using an untraceable cell phone, a throwaway. 3. U.S. A person who has been abandoned; esp. a child or teenager thrown out or forced out of his or her home. Sometimes contrasted with runaway n. 1a. ΚΠ 1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. 70 When I growed into a chunk uv a boy, I knowed I wuz a throw-away. 1969 L. A. Richette Throwaway Children v. 100 I too was filled with sadness—for him and all the other throwaways who are cheated out of childhood. 1991 Urban Anthropol. 20 196 Many of the teens whose interviews reveal that they have..slept in cars, and sometimes gone to shelters or other institutional settings, are runaways or throwaways from very difficult family situations. 2001 R. B. Flowers Runaway Kids & Teenage Prostitution ii. 19 How many runaways or missing children are actually throwaways? 4. A trivial or insignificant line of speech, remark, etc.; (also) a remark or comment that is delivered in a casual way, or that is understated or played-down, often for increased dramatic effect. ΚΠ 1960 20th Cent. Aug. 137 Each is a finely polished stylist: let no one be deceived by the easy, laconic throw-away of Ada Leverson. 1976 B. Jackson Flameout vi. 115 It was a pity that the best question was a throwaway to the other reporters: they didn't deserve it. 1990 Guardian 3 Dec. 37/2 He decorates the story with choice throwaways about the none-too-bright Ed (‘It was once said he could light up a room by leaving it’). 2003 Financial Times 6 June 17/4 The more dangerous he gets, the more you love him—even in little throwaways, as when he says to Hildy's fiancé: ‘God, you are so fascinating.’ B. adj. 1. a. Designed to be discarded after use, or to have a short lifespan, disposable; that is a throwaway (sense A. 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > disposable throwaway1886 disposable1943 1886 Era 21 Aug. 4/4 Special Window Bills and Throwaway Cards. 1928 Weekly Disp. 13 May 17 You can..clean your face at intervals with those throwaway hankies you buy from any chemist. 1958 Engineering 7 Feb. 192/3 The butane comes from a throwaway cartridge. 1982 J. Hansen Gravedigger iv. 33 Two plastic-handled throwaway razors. 2014 New Scientist 11 Oct. 38/4 The kinds of throwaway products that now clog landfills: cheap toys, bottles, cellphone parts. b. Relating to or characterized by the (excessive) use of disposable goods, or of goods having a short lifespan. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > disposable > characterized by use of disposable goods throwaway1940 1940 Sci. News Let. 24 Feb. 125/2 On the list of Pervel products today are..scores of other products where a ‘throwaway’ principle can apply. 1969 New Scientist 25 Sept. 648/1 We will undoubtedly have a formidable litter problem in our ‘throw away’ world..from..household equipment with built-in obsolescence. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Mar. 188/1 At the same time the ‘throw away’ attitude developed in society. 2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Dec. 31 There is a growing awareness about the environmental and societal risks of our throwaway culture. 2. Of a price: so low as to represent very little or no profit to the seller; very low. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > cheap > extremely cheap dog cheap1526 dagger-cheap1592 as cheap as dirta1817 dirt-cheap1821 throwaway1887 1887 Glasgow Herald 10 May 1/7 Throw-Away Price 3½d; would be cheap at 7½d per yard. 1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold xiii. 288 With a modicum of luck they might even be able to record every claim they had pegged—and then get rid of them at throw-away prices. 1967 Spectator 14 July 53/3 At throwaway prices everyone can afford the latest Camp, and there will be something new coming along next month. 2011 Times of India (Nexis) 26 Nov. He had to sell his paddy at a throw away price. 3. a. Of a line or speech, remark, etc.: trivial, insignificant; (also) delivered in a casual way; understated or played-down, often for increased dramatic effect. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing undervaluing1639 ill-judginga1715 underrating1721 unappreciative1840 misappreciative1866 conservative1884 inappreciative1897 meiotic1907 throwaway1942 low-balling1957 1942 Olean (N.Y) Times-Herald 15 Sept. 9/2 She is never given more than a throwaway line or two. 1956 Time & Tide 25 Feb. 198/3 I am an assiduous collector of those valuable ‘throw-away’ jokes which can be used to brighten up speeches. 1993 Times 31 July (Mag. section) 24/4 We are amused, surprised, outraged, or simply stunned by the perfectly crafted throw-away remarks which propel the horrible plot. 2009 L. Papadopoulos What Men say, what Women Hear i. 12 A throwaway comment from your ex-boyfriend about how he's not really into blondes turns into My hair looks bad, and if he thinks so, so will every other guy. b. Characterized by understatement; casual or understated in style or technique. ΚΠ 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard vii. 102 He was more cunning than he seemed with that throw-away sixth-form voice. 1962 Times 1 May 15/1 One act, the Temperance Seven, is very good, but their technique in their half-comic, wholly loving re-creations on 1920s popular music is too throwaway, too underplayed to storm an audience's sympathies. 1972 Daily Tel. 29 June 7/7 You can carry your enthusiasm..into casual slouchy nonchalance, and the outstanding collection of Stephen Adnitt had plenty of this throwaway chic. 2014 S. Zagorski-Thomas Musicol. Record Production v. 80 Cocker's timbre gives the impression of a throwaway delivery and a world-weary lack of effort. 4. U.S. Of a person: that has been abandoned; esp. (of a child or teenager) that has been thrown out or forced out of his or her home. Sometimes contrasted with runaway adj. 1a. ΚΠ 1969 L. A. Richette (title) The throwaway children. 1973 D. Butler et al. Runaway House Handbk. iii. 39/2 More programs housing ‘throwaway’ kids would alleviate the incredible overcrowding in detention facilities and in public residential treatment facilities. 1986 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 25 Sept. 21/1 We deal with the throwaway people, the people who have no family or friends. 2006 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News (Nexis) 23 Dec. Homeless people in New Mexico include..migrant workers, runaway or throwaway teens, victims of domestic violence and veterans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1870
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