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flotsam and jetsam
flotsam /ˈflɒt.səm/ aep /ˈflɑːt-/ noun [U] (ALSO ˌflotsam and ˈjetsam)
1 F0 pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on the sea: » We wandered along the shore, stepping over the flotsam that had washed up in the night.Thesaurus+: ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Environmental issues2 F0 anything or anyone that is not wanted or not considered to be important or useful: » The homeless sleep in doorways and stations - we step over their bodies like so much human flotsam.Thesaurus+: ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Environmental issues |