flea market

noun

: a usually open-air market for secondhand articles and antiques

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Old hotel radiators were transformed into displays, as was a church banister found in a flea market in Italy. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 July 2025 Miami-Dade deputies on Sunday are still trying to piece together the facts behind a shooting the day before that left one man dead inside a vehicle near a flea market. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025 Columnist Cameron Smith recently wrote an essay sharing his experiences with his family at a recent Plaza Mariachi flea market in Nashville where someone left cards in Spanish and English on car windshields explaining the rights of residents regardless of legal status. David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Buy a raffle ticket and shop at a flea market to help raise funds for St. Veronica. Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flea market

Word History

Etymology

translation of French Marché aux puces, a market in Paris

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flea market was in 1891

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“Flea market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flea%20market. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

flea market

noun
: a usually outdoor market for secondhand articles and antiques
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