Dross

Regarding today's discussion in search of a better word - I just encountered this word for the first time in my life. I think it works: Synonyms for dross

Synonyms

• chaff,

• deadwood,

• debris,

• dreck

• (also drek),

• dust,

• effluvium

• (also effluvia),

• garbage,

• junk,

• litter,

• offal,

• offscouring,

• raffle,

• refuse,

• riffraff,

• rubbish,

• scrap,

• spilth,

• trash,

• truck,

• waste