flea market
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noun
a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
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Origin of flea market
First recorded in 1920–25
OTHER WORDS FROM flea market
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British Dictionary definitions for flea market
flea market
noun
an open-air market selling cheap and often second-hand goods
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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]
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