This word came to mind when I was thinking of all the totally weird emails I get.de·tri·tus (d-trts)
n. pl. detritus
1. Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock.
2.
a. Disintegrated or eroded matter: the detritus of past civilizations.
b. Accumulated material; debris: "Poems, engravings, press releaseshe eagerly scrutinizes the detritus of fame" Carlin Romano.
[French détritus, from Latin dtrtus, from past participle of dterere, to lessen, wear away; see detriment.]
de·trital (-trtl) adj.
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