jetsam

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discarded odds and ends

They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress

There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.

{n} goods from a shipwreck
{i} goods thrown overboard from a ship in distress in order to lighten it or improve its balance
Jettison
Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy
see flotsam. things that are thrown from a ship and float on the sea towards the shore flotsam and jetsam flotsam (jettison)
See Jettison, 1
the floating wreckage of a ship
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
flotsam and jetsam
The remains of a shipwreck still floating in water
flotsam and jetsam
A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance
flotsam and jetsam
People considered to be of little worth

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

flotsam and jetsam
That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally)
Flotsam and Jetsam
{i} type of heavy metal rock band formed in 1983 in Phoenix (Arizona, USA)
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    [ 'jet-s&m ] (noun.) 1570. From Middle English jetteson (see jettison).
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