garage sale

American  

noun

1. a sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.

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garage sale British  

noun

1. a sale of personal belongings or household effects held at a person's home, usually in the garage

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Etymology

Origin of garage sale

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

He has so much sports equipment and so many shoes in his closet from all the sports he’s tried that he could put on a garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times

Families and couples of a certain age might even haul out grandma’s treasured china and give it a good dusting — that is, if you didn’t offload it at a garage sale or eBay.

From Salon

My partner got them for me for $5 from a neighbor’s garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times

He gave his gloves away during a garage sale shortly after he quit playing and a grandson took down the few pictures he had hung on the wall.

From Los Angeles Times

In an ideal world, she would have a garage for the sort of garage sales she’s admired in American movies.

From Los Angeles Times