Transcription
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- [flot-suh m jet-suh m]
- /ˈflɒt səm ˈdʒɛt səm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flot-suh m jet-suh m]
- /ˈflɒt səm ˈdʒɛt səm/
Definitions of flotsam-jetsam word
- noun flotsam-jetsam the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan. 1
- noun flotsam-jetsam material or refuse floating on water. 1
- noun flotsam-jetsam useless or unimportant items; odds and ends. 1
- noun flotsam-jetsam a vagrant, penniless population: the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe. 1
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Origin of flotsam-jetsam
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float < Old English flotian
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Parts of speech for Flotsam-jetsam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flotsam-jetsam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for flotsam-jetsam
noun flotsam-jetsam
- lagan — anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
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