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Throwaway lines are often one-liners, or in-jokes, and often delivered in a deadpan manner. Similarly, in theater, a throwaway line is one uttered by a character where the only intended reaction is that of from the audience. Oftentimes, these lines may be references to other shows or media that only the audience are aware of.
The throw-away society is a generalised description of human social concept strongly influenced by consumerism, whereby the society tends to use items once only, ...
This idiom derives from a German proverb, das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten.The earliest record of this phrase is in 1512, in Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools) by Thomas Murner, which includes a woodcut illustration showing a woman tossing a baby out with waste water.
The tug-of-war is on between retailers wary of throw-away prices and deal-hungry Black Friday shoppers. Parija Kavilanz, CNN. November 24, 2023 at 3:30 PM. Let the shopping games begin.
Louisiana's presidential ballot will include not only include Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as the major party candidates but also nine third-party contenders.
Throwaway may refer to: Disposable, single use "Throwaway", an episode of “The Shield” "Throwaway", a song by Mick Jagger from the album "Primitive Cool" Throwaway, the winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1904, as featured in James Joyce's novel Ulysses
Artwork in Museion gallery is mistaken for garbage and cleaners throw it away
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