jetsam

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/

Definition of jetsam

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
    “There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
    “There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.”
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
    “They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.”
    “STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.”

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Etymology

From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.

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