n. Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.n. A child or teenager who has been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians and lives on the streets.adj. Designed or intended to be discarded after use: throwaway packaging. adj. Readily discarding things: a throwaway society. adj. Having been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians: throwaway children living on the streets. adj. Written or delivered in a low-key or offhand manner: "a sentence fragment or quirky throwaway metaphor” ( Joyce Carol Oates).