1. Plural of jetsom; goods or cargo thrown overboard from a ship to lighten it in distress, especially those that sink or are washed ashore.
Usage: nautical; often used in the phrase 'flotsam and jetsam'
2. Discarded or unwanted items; rubbish or refuse.
Usage: figurative; informal

Examples

• The beach was littered with jetsoms from the shipwreck.
• Divers recovered several jetsoms from the ocean floor.
• The attic was filled with jetsoms from decades of accumulation.
• After the storm, jetsoms washed up along the entire coastline.
• The museum displayed jetsoms recovered from historical maritime disasters.
• She sorted through the jetsoms in her garage, deciding what to keep and what to donate.