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The correct spelling is flotsam and jetsam.
How to pronounce flotsam and jetsam
noun
Say it like: Flo-tsa-m a-nd -jet-sam
The correct spelling is flotsam and jetsam. The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water. For example: "The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club."
Usage Examples
“The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
- 2.That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
- 3.A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
- 4.People considered to be of little worth.
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