offscourings

/ˈɔfˌskaʊərɪŋz/
noun
  1. People or things that are considered worthless or rejected by society.
    • The dump was a collection of offscourings from the city's households.
    • The old factory was filled with the offscourings of the industrial age.
    • In the novel, the character sees himself as one of society's offscourings.
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