flea market

noun

: a usually open-air market for secondhand articles and antiques

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Choose to install new doors or use antique ones found at a thrift store or flea market. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025 Originally Published: March 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM EDT Most Popular Most Popular CT’s largest flea market sets opening day for 50th season. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 At the center of the dining room is a 1990s metal table, which the homeowners bought at a flea market in Provence, surrounded by 1960s wooden chairs reupholstered in fabric from the Marché Saint Pierre. Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025 Efforts were made on eBay using Boolean searches, a more refined method of combing through the virtual flea market, though none of the options would be able to reach Southern California in time. James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flea market

Word History

Etymology

translation of French Marché aux puces, a market in Paris

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flea market was in 1891

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“Flea market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flea%20market. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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flea market

noun
: a usually outdoor market for secondhand articles and antiques
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