flea market

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noun
  1. a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.

Origin of flea market

1
First recorded in 1920–25

Other words from flea market

  • flea-mar·ket·er, flea-mar·ket·eer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for flea market

flea market

noun
  1. an open-air market selling cheap and often second-hand goods

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Other Idioms and Phrases with flea market

flea market

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]

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