swap meet
Americannoun
Usage
What does swap meet mean? A swap meet is a place, often physical but sometimes virtual, where vendors sell or exchange goods, typically secondhand. How is swap meet pronounced?[ swop meet ]
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Etymology
Origin of swap meet
First recorded in 1960–65
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A swap meet vendor who made up to $1,500 a week on Saturday and Sunday before the raids and now only makes up to $500.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Turning a blind eye to infringing sellers at your swap meet is infringement.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2025
She was living in Laguna Beach when she stumbled upon a box of Victorian dresses at a local swap meet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
Martha Gutierrez DeRomero told authorities she stopped her Chevy van, en route to a swap meet, among groves of fruit trees just outside Madera in Central California to adjust her merchandise when the men appeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2025
These aren’t the knockoffs like I got at the swap meet either.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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