THROW AWAY
VERBS
► ASHCAN to throw away, to discard, to get rid of; to throw in an ashcan → 1938 Amer. sl.
► BAG to throw away, to give up → 1980 US students’ sl.
► BAIL to throw away → 1990 sl.
► BANDY to throw away, to toss aside or away → 1591 obs.
► BURN to throw away, to waste → 1904 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CHUG to throw away → 1999 US students’ sl.
► CHUNK to discard, to throw away → 1872 African-American sl.
► DASH AWAY to throw something away → 1909 Amer. dial.
► DEEP SIX to throw something away → M20 US
► DITCH to throw away, to dispense with, to abandon → L19 sl.
► DUCK-AND-DRAKE to throw away idly, to make ‘ducks and drakes’ of → 1700
► FILE to throw away, to toss into a wastebasket → 1934 Amer. jocular usage
► GIVE THE DITCH to throw away, to dispense with, to abandon → L19 sl.
► JUNK to throw away, to scrap; to treat as junk or rubbish; to discard, to get rid of → 1911
► MAKE AWAY WITH to throw away or discard as useless → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAKE DUCKS AND DRAKES OF ► MAKE DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH to throw away idly or carelessly; to play idly with; to handle or use recklessly → 1600
► NIX OUT ON to throw away, to get rid of a person or object → 1944 orig. African-American
► PAY OFF to throw a thing away → L19 naval sl.
► PLAY DUCK AND DRAKE WITH to throw away idly or carelessly; to play idly with; to handle or use recklessly → 1872
► SCARF to throw away; to abandon → 1970 US students’ sl.
► SHITCAN to throw away; to discard; to reject as worthless → 20C sl.
► SHOOT OUT to throw away, to discard → 2000 Amer. dial.
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