flotsam and jetsam English

Meaning flotsam and jetsam meaning

What does flotsam and jetsam mean?

flotsam and jetsam noun

— (nautical) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.

— (nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).

— (figuratively) A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.

— items or persons of little worth