garage sale

noun

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

garage sale

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage sale¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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I have gone to garage sales and flea markets, and I just put my little stand there and make everything really nice.

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Having a garage sale isn’t going to stave off economic doom.

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