swap meet

noun

: a gathering for the sale or barter of usually secondhand objects

Examples of swap meet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The West Valley City Council is set to decide the fate of the long-running Redwood swap meet and drive-in theater during a vote on Sept. 17. Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024 Like the food vendors of Mexico City, Machete Azteca is one of the food counters inside the swap meet clamoring for the attention of nearby customers to try their authentic Mexico City street-style food. David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024 The Riveras loved corridos, a genre of Mexican ballads about drug trafficking, government corruption and other gritty topics, and sold CDs and cassettes at the Paramount swap meet before launching Cintas Acuario in the late 1980s. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 To get to the swap meet that morning, Shala had to transport herself, her 17-year-old daughter, Damiyah, and Damiyah’s two friends, plus a large, A-frame plastic sign advertising the event, and a tent for her DJs. Vox Staff, Vox, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for swap meet 

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swap meet was in 1965

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“Swap meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap%20meet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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