Fun Word Friday: Jettison means to throw something away or get rid of it, especially something that is no longer needed or is weighing you down.
The word originally comes from the nautical practice of throwing cargo overboard to make a ship lighter and safer during an emergency.
Today, it can be used literally or figuratively:
- Literal: “The crew had to jettison some of the cargo during the storm.”
- Figurative: “She decided to jettison old habits that were holding her back.”
Synonyms: discard, abandon, dump, shed, eliminate, cast off.
There’s something particularly vivid about jettison. It suggests deliberately letting go of something—sometimes because keeping it would make it harder to move forward.
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