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.
Origin of flea market
First recorded in 1920–25
OTHER WORDS FROM flea market
flea-mar·ket·er, flea-mar·ket·eer, nounWords nearby flea market
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flea beetle,
flea collar,
flea in one's ear, a,
flea market,
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flea-flicker,
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fleabane,
fleabite
Example sentences from the Web for flea market
It's a very cozy place, and the dining area is furnished with flea-market furniture from the '60s and '70s.
The third was outside of San Francisco, in a gigantic ghost-mall that was already being used as a flea-market.
Makers |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for flea market
flea market
noun
an open-air market selling cheap and often second-hand goods
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]