Etymology

throw away

Today it means: To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash. Full definition →

First used 1520s
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The story

From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1520s To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

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