adjective/nounpl: throwaways
descartável; coisa/pessoa para descartar
1. adjective: designed or intended to be discarded after use; not meant to be kept
throwaway plastic cups
copos plásticos descartáveis
2. adjective: casual or offhand; said without much thought or emphasis
a throwaway comment
um comentário dito de passagem
3. noun: something designed to be thrown away; a disposable item
These days, everything seems to be a throwaway.
Nos dias de hoje, tudo parece ser descartável.
4. noun: a person considered worthless or expendable
The villain treated his minions as throwaways.
O vilão tratava seus capangas como pessoas descartáveis.
NYC Slang
trash; disposable; weak comment (not unique to NYC but common in urban speech)
Related Idioms & Phrases
throwaway line - a casual or seemingly unimportant remark
throwaway society - consumer culture focused on disposable goods
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