throw-away

throwaway

Said without much thought, care, or conviction. Used before a noun. He made some throwaway comment about my appearance, and now it's all I've been thinking about all day. He's always slipping a few throwaway jokes into his presentations on the fly.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

throw-away

1. n. a flyer or handbill. I passed out the throw-aways, but not many people would take them.
2. n. a comedian’s quickly uttered one-line joke. He tossed off his best throw-away of the evening just as the curtain fell.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • throwaway
  • biz
  • angle
  • angling
  • wear (one's) apron high
  • high
  • high, wide, and handsome
  • fire and brimstone
References in periodicals archive
Pope Francis has repeated the strict anti-abortion stance of his predecessors and integrated it into his condemnation of what he calls today's 'throw-away culture.'
Opting for abortion to avoid birth defects is like Nazi eugenics - Pope Francis
Many people say that we have developed into a 'throw-away society', because we are filling up our environment with so many plastic bags and rubbish that we cannot fully dispose.
Have we become a 'throw-away society'?
CEBU CITY -- Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle slammed on Thursday politicians who are betraying the people's trust and becoming part of the throw-away culture.
Don't throw away people's trust, Tagle urges politicians
The Real Junk Food Project ethos questions the very values in this throw-away society, where so many go hungry against the backdrop of a food industry where extreme waste is common place in order to keep food prices high.
NO HOLDS BARRED WITH YOUR; Pub talk with Iain Hoskins, owner of Ma Egerton's Stage Door in Liverpool
Don't buy throw-away items or things with extra packaging and shop with cloth bags so you don't accumulate lots of non-biodegradable plastic.
How much garbage does your family throw out?
But last night, the TV favourite described it as a "throw-away remark" and insisted she would never consider running.
Miriam: Aras job's not for me
But last night O'Callaghan claimed it was just a "throw-away remark" and she would never consider putting herself forward.
Miriam no to running for Aras
Mike Crowe Sandown, Isle of Wight HOW apt that Jane Davidson should comment on the throw-away society, she being a member of the party that has presided over the biggest throw-away in history.
STRAIGHT TO THE point
They may also be indicative of the wider societal throw-away attitude we have towards food today.
Food for thought about wasted hospital meals; COMMENT
"But a green economy that doesn't have any throw-away resources, doesn't have any throw-away species.
Green jobs find international support
Offered in five different coatings to fit buyers specific drilling needs, the throw-away spade drill inserts each have distinct features that make them suitable for a wide array of drilling activities.
Pitch those used inserts
THROW-away plastic carrier bags were transformed at a workshop in Dalton.
At last a use for all those plastic bags
Visitors see the product in its "throw-away state," the processing state and as a final product ready for reuse.
A true "Trashformation"
We often hear the phrase "throw-away society," meaning we in America want everything to be quick, easy and disposable.
"Throw-away people?" (impact of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on nursing homes)
Cardinal Tagle also pointed out the throw-away culture among politicians.
Tagle urges: Stop culture of throwing away; promote social progress