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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

flea-marĀ·ketĀ·er, flea-marĀ·ketĀ·eer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for flea market

flea market

noun
an open-air market selling cheap and often second-hand goods
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other 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 marchƩ aux puces and presumably implies that some of the used clothes and furniture might be flea-infested. [1920s]

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