flotsamnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈflɒt.səm/us/ˈflɑːt-/also flotsam and jetsampieces 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.
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: synonyms and related words
Rubbish and waste
- debris
- detritus
- dross
- effluent
- freecycle
- froth
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- scrappage
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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