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Definition flotsam in American English

flotsam noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈflɑtsəm/
/ˌflɑtsəm ən ˈdʒetsəm/
1

things that you find floating in the ocean or lying on the beach, especially parts of a ship that has sunk

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2

things that are lying around a place in a messy way

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3

an insulting word for people who have no homes or jobs

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Definition flotsam in American English