drossnoun [ U ]
uk/drɒs/us/drɑːs/mainly UKsomething that has no use or no value:
So much of what's on TV is pure dross.
We read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.
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Rubbish and waste
- debris
- detritus
- effluent
- flotsam
- freecycle
- froth
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- scrappage
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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Not of good quality