thrift store
[ thrift-stawr ]
noun
a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
Origin of thrift store
1First recorded in 1940–45
- Also called thrift shop [thrift-shop] /ˈθrɪft ˌʃɒp/ .
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How to use thrift store in a sentence
Would you know the rapper Macklemore's other half if he showed up at your thrift shop?
But the “Thrift Shop” rapper initially seemed shocked that people could somehow interpret his get-up as offensive.
Macklemore, the Grammy Winning Rapper, Is a 9/11 Truther Who Likes to Play Anti-Semitic Dress-Up | Emily Shire, Marlow Stern | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNext to the café is a charity thrift shop, one I visited in pre-MF times when I was on the lookout for fun bargains.
I confess to paying $16 for a perfect-fit Bill Blass pleated skirt that I spotted in a Palm Beach thrift shop.
One of my favorite stores is Plato's Closet, a thrift shop chain that offers gently used name-brand apparel at deep discounts.
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