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Meaning of flotsam and jetsam

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flotsam and jetsam

noun

Definitions

  1. The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.

  2. That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).

  3. A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.

  4. People considered to be of little worth.

    Example: The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club.