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flea market
noun
- a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
flea market
noun
- an open-air market selling cheap and often second-hand goods
Other Word Forms
- ڱ-k· ڱ-·· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of flea market1
Idioms and Phrases
A market, usually held outdoors, where used goods and antiques are sold. For example, We picked up half of our furniture at flea markets . The term is a direct translation of the French marché aux puces and presumably implies that some of the used clothes and furniture might be flea-infested. [1920s]Compare Meanings
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Example Sentences
I think I picked it up at a flea market in Salt Lake City.
Buoyed by a new mantra — “I want to live” — she’s refashioned the apartment with repurposed goods from friends, estate sales, flea markets and the Invaluable online auction app.
I have gone to garage sales and flea markets, and I just put my little stand there and make everything really nice.
For ‘The Office’ actor, a perfect Sunday around town includes a ‘very long brunch,’ hitting up a flea market and catching a live show at Mrs. Fish in downtown.
We caught up with the actor to discuss his perfect Sunday in the city, which involves brunch, going to a flea market and catching a live performance.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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