adjective intended to be thrown away after use.
— synonyms: throwaway(p)
noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
— synonyms: street_arab, gamin
noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.
— synonyms: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer
noun words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis.
Examples
“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... http//www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/”
“The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.”