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Yes, throwaway is playable

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"Throwaway" Definition

noun

A child or teenager who has been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians and lives on the streets.
Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.
one that is or is designed to be away as.
A free handbill or circular.
A line of dialogue (as in a play) de-emphasized by casual delivery.

adjective

Designed or intended to be discarded after use: throwaway packaging.
Having been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians: throwaway children living on the streets.
Readily discarding things: a throwaway society.
Written or delivered in a low-key or offhand manner: "a sentence fragment or quirky throwaway metaphor” ( Joyce Carol Oates).
Designed to be away .

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