FLEA MARKET Definition & Meaning

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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

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

flea-marketer noun
flea-marketeer noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of flea market¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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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]

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But he doesn’t bother to mount most of his oil paintings, leaving them stacked against the walls of his 16th century palazzo like dollar records at a flea market.

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I think I picked it up at a flea market in Salt Lake City.

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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.

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I have gone to garage sales and flea markets, and I just put my little stand there and make everything really nice.

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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.

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