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