Meaning of flotsam and jetsam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
   uncountable
2. That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
   uncountable
3. A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
   figuratively, uncountable
4. People considered to be of little worth.
   figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club.”

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