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jetsam

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noun/ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/
  1. 1

    Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.countableuncountable

    • There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
  2. 2

    Discarded or leftover odds and ends.broadlycountableuncountable

    • They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

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