flotsam and jetsam

== English == === Noun === flotsam and jetsam (uncountable) (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. (figuratively) People considered to be of little worth. ==== Synonyms ==== (random assortment): bits and bobs, bits and pieces, dribs and drabs, odds and ends, odds and sods, bric-a-brac (items or persons of little worth): dregs ==== Translations ====