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

I picture officers in navy jackets throwing my makeup collection into a trash bag or selling my clothes at a garage sale.

From Literature

He started biking around his neighborhood, visiting garage sales and thrift stores, buying whatever he could carry to sell online.

From Los Angeles Times

Chin began skating at age 8 after her mother, Marjorie, bought her a pair of skates at a garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times

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