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pushout

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push⋅out

[poosh-out]
–noun Informal.
throwaway (def. 5).

Origin:
n. use of v. phrase push out

throw⋅a⋅way

[throh-uh-wey]
–adjective
1. made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
2. delivered or expressed casually or extemporaneously: a funny throwaway line that brings applause.
–noun
3. something that is made or intended to be discarded.
4. a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading.
5. Also called pushout. Informal. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by his or her family, the school system, or society in general.

Origin:
1900–05; adj., n. use of v. phrase throw away
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Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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