thrift store

[ thrift stawr ]

noun

1. a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrift store¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But collective bargaining has always been a harder sell than a solo thrift-store-to-YSL story.

From The Daily Beast

The random goods at this warzone thrift store are constantly changing… primarily office and cleaning supplies.

From The Daily Beast

“I picked up the canvas and took it up to the lady in the thrift store,” she told news outlets at the time.

From The Daily Beast

What Edward Meadham and his partner Benjamin Kirchhoff arguably share with Rocha, however, is a thrift-store inspiration.

From The Daily Beast

I had buck teeth, frizzy crazy hair, and a style that was bohemian at best, thrift store at worst.

From The Daily Beast

He found a shred of torn gray thrift-store shirt, caught on a rose bramble near the front of his walk.

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